I’m Marquis in Great Tang

Yangzhou, Jiangdu.

Li Shimin’s army now has all been recalled. The number of troops assembled in Jiangdu now amounts to nearly 100,000. Although compared to Great Tang’s once twenty-thirty strength, the number of 100,000 troops is very small, but in Li Shimin’s view today, being able to have one hundred thousand elites is already the limit of the moment, and it’s already This is the greatest standard that Li Shimin can achieve.

In the Imperial Palace.

Li Shimin is reviewing the memorial.

He has a lot of things now, not only governing various places, but also strengthening training for the army. Even, let the people from all over the place be attached and continue to be loyal to Great Tang. At the same time, there is also the development of Lingnan and the need to guard against Du Qi’s offensive, so Li Shimin now has a lot of things and cannot solve the current predicament overnight.

While Li Shimin reviewed the memorial, Wei Shuyu stepped in. Wei Shuyu is now in a very high position next to Li Shimin. Even when he enters the palace, he can enter directly without having to report to him. He entered and saw Li Shimin with a solemn expression and a more sorrowful look, opened the mouth and said: “His Majesty, Sichuan Hinterland, there is the latest news back.”

Li Shimin saw it, My heart chuckles.

The situation is not good!

Especially thinking that Sichuan Hinterland is in charge of Li Chengqian, Li Shimin is even more worried, not only because Li Chengqian is his son, but also because Li Chengqian is the Crown Prince of Great Tang, which is of great significance.

Li Shimin breathes deeply, suppressing the mood swings in his heart, and said: “Is it news about Crown Prince?”

Wei Shuyu nodded and said: “All Listens to your Majesty is indeed the news of Crown Prince. Crown Prince led the army to fight in Sichuan Hinterland and Xia Country. Bingbai was captured and fell into the hands of Xia Country. Right now, Sichuan Hinterland’s front line of defense has collapsed. Xia Country’s The army began to capture all parts of Sichuan Hinterland. Especially after the Crown Prince was taken, all parts of Sichuan Hinterland issued notices, willing to honor Du Qi, and all of them were to submit to Xia Country. Our arrangement has already failed along the way.”

Li Shimin sighed in his heart.

He now has a lot of immunity to these news. Even when he heard the news of Li Chengqian’s capture, he was not too surprised. He was not as embarrassed as usual.

Li Shimin said: “Shuyu, the defeat of Li Chengqian at this time means that Great Tang’s situation is a little more difficult. Our original plan was to bloom in multiple ways and block Xia from all over the world. Country’s offensive, strive to counterattack Xia Country. Right now Crown Prince is defeated, and Xia Country is also fierce against You Prefecture and Binzhou’s offensive. It’s not easy for us to block it!”

paused, Li Shimin continued: “The most critical thing now is this battle with Du Qi. According to previous predictions, Du Qi’s autumn harvest is over and it should be about to go south. In this battle, Du Qi will inevitably go south to Jiangdu. We are here. The water blocked Du Qi and let him drink hate in the south of the Yangtze River.”

Wei Shuyu said: “His Majesty, the second piece of news that the minister wants to report is about Du Qi. According to the news returned by our bad people. On the side of Du Qi, it is indeed already going south by boat. This time Du Qi went south. There were 30 warships with a strength of at least 60,000. Now it has gone south by water.”

“From Cháng ‘ān Come to Yangzhou and go south by the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, so we are indeed going to fight in the water. Especially we have been preparing warships before, and invited the most powerful craftsmen in Jiangnan to build countless warships, and Many small boats, sterns, etc., our soldiers also practiced through this, and they are already familiar with water warfare.”

“Du Qi was extremely confident in this battle, but in fact, it was a lone risk. It is a lone army deep. Du Qi seems to be sure, but actually has put his life and death on the stake all on one throw.”

Wei Shuyu said: “His Majesty, this battle is our opportunity. “

Li Shimin also flashed a light in his eyes, and said: “Under the current circumstances, water warfare is indeed our only opportunity. Our navy forces are stronger, and our ships are stronger. As long as we defeat The battleship of Xia Country. This time the battle on the water is Du Qi’s battle of Chibi. After his defeat, he will no longer be able to go south.”

Wei Shuyu nodded: “All Listens to your Majesty!”

Li Shimin said: “Who do you think is the most suitable for this battle?”

Wei Shuyu pondered for a moment, and said: “His Majesty, it involves a battle The candidate, His Majesty decided. After all Today’s army is all loyal and good generals, and His Majesty bright vision like a torch can arrange it. “

Li Shimin waved his hand and said: “Shuyu, don’t talk about these, just say who is the most suitable.” You youngster, the longer you follow me, the more slippery you become. Once you have one thing to say, just say what you have. But now, you have two hearts and other thoughts. “

Wei Shuyu said: “His Majesty has broken the evil minister. Although the minister is a little clever, but the ministerial structure is not enough, he can’t stay high and far-sighted. The consideration is not as thorough as His Majesty, so the minister’s idea may not be appropriate. “

Li Shimin said: “Speak directly! “

After hearing this, Wei Shuyu said, “His Majesty, the minister’s plan is to lead the two Xue Wanche brothers.” Xue Wanjun is the elder brother, he is the head of the army, and Xue Wanche is the deputy. The two led their troops out of the waterway to face the Xia Country army. If it is on land, our 100,000 people may not be able to win against Du Qi’s more than 60,000 elites. “

Speaking of this, Wei Shuyu said loudly: “But now we have 100,000 troops and we are fighting on the water. We have enough strength to win. Therefore, at the moment, Chen believes that he has great certainty to win. Of course, Du Qi is a very cunning person, so we still have to be cautious and careful not to be careless. “

Li Shimin nodded, with a look of approval.

He agrees with Wei Shuyu’s words.

Li Shimin said: “Let’s talk about Xue Wanche and Xue Wanjun, both Human ability is there, but the prestige in the army is insufficient. Shuyu, do you consider letting Chai Shao lead the army and let him be the coach? Then, Xue Wanche and Xue Wanjun both served as deputy commanders at the same time, and were they responsible for this battle? “

Wei Shuyu shook his head and said: “His Majesty, it’s not doubtful to employ people, and people do not need it. even more how, now is the extraordinary time, how can you arrange Chai Shao again? Chai Shao is indeed capable, but when it comes to marching and fighting, he is still weaker. “

” After all, Xue Wanche and Xue Wanjun are the best at this aspect. His Majesty, both of them are tigers, you don’t have to worry about their lack of prestige. On the contrary, the minister believes that the two talents are the most suitable candidates, whether it is resourcefulness or martial arts strength, both are Peak’s. “

Wei Shuyu still insists on his suggestions.

In front of Li Shimin, what he wants to insist on is to ignore Li Shimin’s ideas and directly explain the suggestions.

Li Shimin thought for a while and finally nodded: “In that case, Xue Wan is the coach and Xue Wanche is the deputy. “

Wei Shuyu said: “All Listens to your Majesty. “

Li Shimin said again: “Also, although there are two people leading the army. But in this battle, do you consider the future? “

Wei Shuyu said: “Think about it, it’s always good.” In fact, we have to consider this point, that is, prepare more small boats on the battleship, and once you encounter something, you can take the small boat to evacuate in time. After all, a large warship is traveling on the river, and it is not easy to turn around. When the time comes to evacuate, you can evacuate at any time. As for the other back roads, it is useless to consider the back road because it is shot on the river. After all, it can’t be done, so it can only be so. “

Li Shimin nodded said: “This is indeed the truth, the coach has decided, so what about counsellors?” You have to equip them with military divisions so that someone can make suggestions. “

Wei Shuyu said: “His Majesty, the minister thinks Xu Jingzong is talented and able to make suggestions. He is the most suitable as a military commander. I believe that with Mr. Xu’s suggestions, there will be no major problems. “

Xu Jingzong was actually not prominent in the Li Shimin period.

Even in the Tang Gaozong period, Xu Jingzong was once the tenth place of the Prince of Qin Mansion. One of the eight bachelors, but in fact it is not meritorious enough. Compared with Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Kong Yingda, etc., it is far inferior.

Historically, Xu Jingzong was well-developed in supporting Tang Gaozong’s abolition. Later, Wu Zetian was appointed as Empress, and he has only risen to the ranks since then, and finally became an extremely human minister. Today’s Xu Jingzong is also very important in the Li Tang Dynasty court. After all, the older generation of counselors has gradually withered, Xu Jingzong This group of people entered the prime of life and began to enter the peak period.

Xu Jingzong is about 40 years old, just in his prime.

Especially, his relationship with Wei Shuyu is pretty good. So this time Wei Shuyu recommended Xu Jingzong.