Chastity Layman

  Chapter 379

  Qin Lang felt that he had robbed Li Jing of the Duke of Wei title.

  Although the emperor has no intention of granting Li Jing the title of Duke, Qin Lang still feels a little embarrassed. So at the court meeting in the Hall of Liangyi, when it was time to talk about the plan of using Jie to use soldiers.

  Qin Lang stood up.

"I think this battle can be fought, but the lion must fight the rabbit with all its strength. The court must not take it lightly. Jieli is not as powerful as Liang Shidu, and his strength is still very fierce. The court should not only make overall planning and deployment before the battle, Moreover, there must be an experienced general on the front line to coordinate and command."

   "Does Saburo want to recommend himself?"

  Kaifuyi asked with the third division, the prince and grand master, and Zhao Guogong's eldest Sun Wuji with a smile. When Qin Lang was prime minister for a hundred days last time, his eldest grandson Wuji only served for more than a hundred days, but now that Qin Lang has been prime minister for the second time, his eldest grandson Wuji is still only a prince and grand teacher.

  Now the eldest grandson looks at Qin Lang, he really has the feeling that the waves behind the Yangtze River are pushing the waves ahead, and the waves ahead are being photographed on the beach. He is a formidable young man, although he is actually only twenty-six this year, only eight years older than Qin Lang. But he always felt that he was also a veteran who started a business with Li Shimin at any rate, and he couldn't be mentioned by a young man like Qin Lang.

"Mr. Zhao Guogong promoted a certain person. A certain person has never commanded a soldier or fought a war. How can He De dare to recommend himself to lead the Northern Expedition? I want to recommend someone who is definitely experienced in battle, has outstanding command skills, and is highly respected in the army. Everyone, you can convince the generals!"

   "Do you want your son to recommend your father?"

  Wei Zheng jumped out again.

Qin Lang curled his lips speechlessly. This Wei Zheng and Wei Xuancheng are really a shit-stirring stick. Back then, he wanted to draw him as an ally. Unexpectedly, this guy is staring at him and biting him all day. Although it is just about business, it feels very bad. of.

"It's not an exaggeration to recommend my father to a man who is worthy. My father was on the front line in the northern part of the country. However, my father was injured and ill, and he didn't want to delay the important affairs of the court. Therefore, he didn't care about fame and power. He had already resigned from all positions and devoted himself to I'm recuperating at home." Qin Lang said to the emperor, "I want to recommend the Duke of Yongkang County, Li Yaoshi of Shangzhu Kingdom."

  As soon as the name came out, no one refuted it.

After all, Li Jing’s merits are there. When Datang was still in the north to take orders and fight chaos, it was Li Jing who assisted Li Xiaogong to first settle Bashu, then pacify Jiangling, and then go down the river to Yangjiang, pacify the entire Jiangnan, and then He led his army into Lingnan and conquered the entire Lingnan area within half a year.

  Half of the country in the Tang Dynasty was conquered with the help of Li Jing.

  After the Jiangnan was pacified, Li Jing successively served as the governor of Yangzhou Metropolitan Government, the chief of the Bingzhou march, and the governor of Lingzhou. They all performed outstandingly and repelled the Turks many times.

  Li Jing has already proved that Jiang is still old and hot with his own true ability. Not only can he deal with those anti-king heroes in Jiangnan and Lingnan, but he can also deal with the Turks in the north without any problem.

  Li Jing's abilities are undeniable.

  Even Li Shimin has to admit that Li Jing is not weaker than him in terms of military use, and even a little older and sicker than him. Li Shimin thinks that he is good at using troops with strange and dangerous methods, and Li Jing is also good at using troops with strange and dangerous methods, but Li Jing also has a strong view of the overall situation. This is the ability that is relatively lacking among the generals of the former Tiance Mansion.

  Whether it is Qin Qiong or Yu Chigong, or Duan Zhixuan and Cheng Yaojin, each of them is very capable of fighting, but when it comes to directing, no one is better than Li Jing.

  Qin Qiong has improved his strategic vision in the past two years, but he is still not as good as Li Jing.

  If anyone in the court can really compare with Li Jing, it is Shi Liji, the governor of Bingzhou, or Li Daozong in the clan, and Qin Lang. They are all fearsome and outstanding among the younger generation.

  But compared to Li Jing, she is still a little tender.

"Your Majesty, I think that if we want to fight Jieli, we must make multiple plans. We must not only have a plan A, but also a plan B, and even a plan C and T. If we want to fight, we must win. If everything is safe, even I, Datang, can't afford a big defeat, otherwise the situation in the north may be reversed."

"Although the imperial court has now set up the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, if you want to fight Jieli, you have to mobilize Youzhou, Bingzhou, Anbei, Liangzhou, Lingzhou, Yanzhou and other Dudufu. Road, several roads to attack, complete their merits in one battle."

   "When it comes to the entire northern border, there are several governor's mansions and governor's mansions. It is necessary to choose a general who can control the thousands of miles of front. I think it must be General Li Jing!"

"The minister recommends General Li Jing to be in command, then Niu Jinda, Su Dingfang, and Dou Hongxian go out of Youzhou, Li Ji, Zhang Gongjin, and Yuan Xiaozheng go out of Yanmen Pass, Li Daliang, Huang Junhan, Duan Decao, Li Zihe go out of Hetao, and Chai Shao and Xue Wanche go out of Hexi, four routes Send troops to surround Jieli to the south of Yinshan Mountain, eat him, and don't give him a chance to escape back to Mobei!"

  In Li Shimin's Zhenguan Dynasty, the core civil and military teams were actually very young.

   This is a new team vying for power. The emperor is not yet thirty, the prime ministers are mostly in their thirties, and many generals are only in their thirties or forties. This kind of team is full of enterprising spirit.

   Li Jing, who is almost 60 years old, really seems to be highly respected and highly qualified when compared.

   Li Shimin smiled and didn't immediately agree or object. He agrees with what Qin Lang said about Li Jing's ability, but Li Jing is not his confidant. He has mutinied for less than two years. Although he has eliminated many opponents, he is still a little afraid of powerful generals like Li Jing and Li Ji. Yes, it is easy to dare not grant important military power.

   "I would like to vouch for General Li Jing and keep him in command so that he can break Jieli and pacify Turks."

  When Qin Lang said such words, Li Shimin couldn't help being moved.

  In fact, Li Shimin has always wanted to conquest in person, but it is a pity that every time he reveals a little bit of this idea, he will be ruthlessly suppressed by the ministers immediately.

  Not to mention that big trolls like Wei Zheng slapped him mercilessly, even Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui would never agree, and Lian Changsun Wuji directly opposed it every time, resolutely opposed it.

   Now is not the era of King Qin after all, how can the emperor be allowed to conquer in person.

  Yang Guang in the previous dynasty liked the imperial conquest the most, but it was of no benefit to the war and led to several major defeats.

  Personally conquered Goguryeo and did not delegate power to the generals, which led to the breach of Liaodong City but failed to capture it, and even caused the entire army of hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Pyongyang City to be wiped out.

   There was also the northern patrol of Yanmen Pass, which was surrounded by a surprise attack by Shibi, and the Sui army was even more passive.

  The emperor's personal conquest would definitely be the worst idea.

  A great power war does not mean that it can be fought immediately. The imperial court plan is to launch an offensive after autumn, so there is still more than half a year to go, but there are many preparations to be made in the early stage.

  For example, if you want to attack Xieli, you must attack from multiple directions.

   It is necessary to select generals, recruit government soldiers, transfer imperial troops, etc., to mobilize food and grass, and transport them to the frontline bases.

   When everything is ready, in fact, it will be almost the end of autumn.

   This may even affect the summer harvest.

  The main reason is that in this era, whether it is communication, transportation, or the assembly of soldiers and horses, it is too time-consuming.

  Before Qin Lang used troops in Saibei, it was all adventurous and strange, all the troops dispatched were frontier troops, the number was small, the action was fast, and there was no need to recruit and assemble from all over the world, etc.

   What's more, if the imperial court wants to fight Jieli, it has to win the cooperation of Tie Le from Mobei and Xi Qi from the Northeast. At the very least, they must not get involved in helping Jieli.

   The use of soldiers by Jie has been discussed for too long. The center has already decided on a strategy to send troops to crusade.

   Now Qin Lang tried his best to reject all differences and wanted to vouch for Li Jing.

  Li Shimin thought for a long time, but finally made up his mind.

   "Worship Li Jing as the minister of the Ministry of War, confer the title of Dai Guogong, and grant the general manager of the marching of Dingxiang Road, and take the deputy governor of Daizhou Zhang Gongjin as the deputy to lead the Chinese army."

   "The governor of Bingzhou, Cao Guogong, Li Ji, is the general manager of the Tongmo road march, and Huang Junhan is the deputy general, commanding the left army."

   "The governor of Huazhou and Huo Guogong Chai Shao are the general managers of the Jinhe Road march, and Duan Decao is the deputy general, leading the right army and marching along the Yellow River."

   "Li Daozong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, Jiangxia County King Li Daozong was the chief of the Datongdao march, Zhang Baoxiang was the deputy, and marched from Lingzhou to the northwest."

   "Shi Li Daliang, the head of the Anbei Metropolitan Guard, was the general manager of the Changwu Dao march, and Xue Wanche was the deputy general, and they attacked the Turkic rear through the Langshan Pass."

   "General Youwuwei, Lu Guogong Cheng Yaojin is the head of the Heng'an Road march, and Shi Niu Jinda, the governor of Youzhou, is the deputy general, guarding the Yanyun area to prevent Jieli from escaping to the east!"

   Li Shimin made a deployment.

   "A total of six Northern Expedition armies were deployed, and more than 100,000 armies were all under the control of Li Jing."

  "Wei Guogong, Qin Lang who participated in politics, and Pingzhang Guoji Dai Zhou, are responsible for logistics, grain, grass and military equipment dispatch and transfer."

   "Kaifu Yitong Sansi, Zhao Guogong's eldest Sun Wuji, are envoys to watch the army!"

   "In autumn and October, when the soldiers and horses are ready, and the food and grass are sufficient, the six groups will go out for the Northern Expedition!"

  Li Jing is in command, Changsun Wuji supervises the army, and Qin Lang is in charge of logistics.

In order to allow Li Jing to be in command, Li Shimin finally named Li Jing Jin the Duke of the State. Li Jing’s contribution was already enough to be the Duke of the State, but he has been suppressed. The six armies came out together, the commander in chief was just a county magistrate, and the chiefs or deputy generals of the other armies were all the princes of the state, right?

  How can Li Jing command the generals?

  Now Li Shimin directly confers on Li Jing the Duke of Dai, and also worships him as Minister of the Ministry of War. Now, who dare not obey Li Jing's order?

  Wu Chigong, who has always been rebellious, the emperor still let him stay in Ezhou, and didn't intend to let him play at all. The domineering Hou Junji also stayed in Chang'an to continue commanding the Habayashi Forbidden Army.

  The top general of Tiance Mansion, Qin Qiong, did not use it again this time, and continued to recuperate at home.

  The main task of the attack was given to Li Jing and Li Shiji. Li Daliang, who was closest to Xieli, was tasked with outflanking this time.

  As for Li Daozong, he was in charge of restraining and guarding the west gate in the farther Hexi.

   After Li Shimin announced the deployment domineeringly, no one dared to doubt it.

  Earlier, the emperor did not express his position, so everyone argued for a long time. Now Qin Lang strongly recommends Li Jing to be in command.

  The emperor glanced across the courtiers, and his eyes fell on Qin Lang's head.

"Let you be in charge of the logistics, do you have any objections? If you want to go to the front line, I can adjust the deployment. You can be Li Jing's marching commander Shi, or you can directly lead the Anbei Metropolitan Guard, and lead Li Daliang and others to go east to accept the surrender." Fortress, direct attack on Shanyutai is fine."

  Qin Lang smiled, "In such a big national war, famous generals are going to battle one after another. I won't make a fool of myself as a second-handed swordsman. I'd better sit in the rear with peace of mind, prepare food, grass and equipment, and do a good job in logistical support."

   "Finally, let's make a decision." Li Shimin said loudly, "This is the top-secret deployment of our Tang Dynasty. You must not leak a word of it. From now on, we still have half a year to follow this deployment."

  (end of this chapter)