Chapter 56 Longi's proposal

"King of Chu, do you know? The soldiers are not good for your words." The man-searching and Li Shi reported to Li Longji with a worried look on his face.

"I know." Li Longji nodded: "They said they hated me, and some people even threatened to deal with me and chop me up and feed them to wild dogs."

"King of Chu, this is not a solution. You have to be severely punished, and you must be severely punished." Gao Lishi's face became even more worried.

The thousand guards selected by Li Longji were all resentful to Li Longji and hated Li Longji very much. They threatened to hit Li Longji's black fist and chopped Li Longji and fed it to wild dogs. Gao Lishi had to worry.

"It's okay." Li Longji was calm and did not care about it at all.

"King of Chu, this is okay, what is it that something is wrong?" So many people were unhappy with Li Longji and threatened to deal with Li Longji. It was not a problem, so what was a problem? Gao Lishi's words were very reasonable.

"You will understand after you go with me." Li Longji didn't explain, and rode the Zhaoye Lion King straight to the guard's base.

"King of Chu, bring more people just in case." Gao Lishi hurriedly reminded.

"No need. Let's go." Li Longji didn't care at all.

"King of Chu, what if they..." Cold sweat oozed from Gao Lishi's forehead.

There were a thousand people, and Li Longji went alone. If they were not good for Li Longji, the consequences would be unimaginable.

But Li Longji refused to listen to his advice, Gao Lishi pressed his right hand on the hilt of the knife and rode his horse to follow.

Soon, he arrived at the guard's base. Gao Lishi's face turned pale and there was more cold sweat on his forehead.

"I've seen the King of Chu!" When these guards saw Li Longji's face, they all had friendly smiles on their faces. They greeted Li Longji from afar, looking like they wanted to get close to each other.

"Yes." Li Longji nodded and asked, "Do you hate me?"

"King of Chu, what's the matter?" The smiles on the guards' faces piled up more, and they pleased him: "The King of Chu is wise and great, with a dragon and a phoenix among people, and a hero in the world. It is our honor to be able to follow the King of Chu."

"That's right! The King of Chu is not only a hero, but also a heroic person. If I were a woman, I would..." Some people even thought a little wrongly.

The smiles on each of them piled up layer by layer, as if they were seeing their ancestors, Gao Lishi saw it in his eyes, a little disbelief, and his eyes were wide open.

Li Longji took Gao Lishi and walked around the guard station. Everyone was pleased when they saw Li Longji, and they didn't hate Li Longji at all. They wanted to hit Li Longji's black fist and chop Li Longji up and feed them to wild dogs.

"Why... why is this happening?" Gao Lishi, who has always been smart, was completely confused.

"What's so strange?" Li Longji said to himself: "I was being ruthlessly beaten by the devil instructor in another time and space. Is it still going to complain? My comrades gathered together in groups of three or five, just complaining, and they wanted to hit the instructor's black gun and put the instructor in sacks... When I see the instructor, why don't I be honest?"

After glanced at the guards, Li Longji's mouth curled up and said to himself: "They please me because they are afraid that we will deal with them again."

Li Longji pointed and thought with praise: "Complaints are also a manifestation of blood. I have been so cruel that if they don't even dare to complain, they are not worthy of being a good man!"

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In the General's Mansion, Wang Xiaojie sat upright on the General's seat, Tang Xiujing, Li Longji, Wu Sansi and a group of generals stood on the hatchback.

Wang Xiaojie's eyes shone brightly, and he glanced at the generals and said, "I decided to fight the Turks after the spring of next year. You must be prepared. At that time, the generals of this general will issue an order and must be dispatched immediately. Who dares to delay? Military law will be carried out."

"Abide by the order." The generals said with their heads raised and their chests raised.

"If you have any difficulties, you can say it." Wang Xiaojie said loudly.

"Master, I still need a thousand horses." Ge Fushun hurriedly said.

"Hasn't the horses you have allocated to you long ago?" Wang Xiaojie was a little surprised.

"Master, the last general thinks that the most needed horses in the coming spring battle is to keep more horses." Ge Fushun hurriedly explained.

"Okay. I'll just transfer another thousand for you." Wang Xiaojie nodded in approval.

The Turks are nomadic peoples. They grew up on horseback and could live their lives on horseback. What is the most important thing? They are not weapons and armor, but horses. If there is no horse, they cannot catch up with the Turks. It is necessary to store more horses in case of emergencies.

"Master, I still have one hundred mo swords, three thousand bows, and one hundred powerful crossbows." Another general said.

"Transfer it to you." Wang Xiaojie immediately made it clear.

The battle in the coming spring is of great importance, and the more you prepare, the better. Whenever a general makes a request, Wang Xiaojie will immediately agree.

The generals talked about difficulties one after another, and it was not until half an hour before Wang Xiaojie completed the process.

"I'll call you here today. In addition to solving your difficulties, I will also tell you good news, that is, the court and Tubo have a successful peace talks, and the army stationed in the northwest will be transferred to the north." Wang Xiaojie looked at Li Longji with joy on his face and admired him.

Li Longji's idea was to propose peace talks with Tubo and to draw the northwest garrison. Now, the peace talks between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo have been successful, and the army stationed in the northwest will be transferred to the north. This is a great thing. You should know that the Tang army stationed in the northwest is all elite. If it can be transferred to the north, the Tang Dynasty's chances of victory will be greater.

"really?"

"Very good."

"The army stationed in the northwest is elite. If we can reach the north, we will definitely win the battle in the coming spring!"

The generals were overjoyed and shouted in a whole lot.

At that time, the Tang Dynasty had two elite groups, one was the army stationed in the north to defend against the Turks, and the other was the army stationed in the northwest to defend against the Tubo. Now, these two elite groups were gathered together, and the chances of winning were even higher, and the generals would not be happy.

"Tubo did not make strict requirements this time, but just asked for some money and food, and the peace talks were successful." The smile on Wang Xiaojie's face became even more serious.

Li Longji's initial idea was that if he wanted to negotiate with Tubo, the Tang Dynasty would have to bleed heavily and might even cede land. However, Tubo did not put forward harsh conditions, but just asked for some money and grain. Li Longji was a little surprised: "There is a problem here."

"This Song Jing is really amazing! It is said that he is highly respected by Tubo's praise." Wang Xiaojie did not hesitate to praise Song Jing.

Song Jing was a famous prime minister of the Tang Dynasty and one of the important promoters of the Kaiyuan era. His talents were beyond words, and it was not surprising that he was respected by Tubo Zanpu.

"No matter how much Tubo Zanpu respects Song Jing, it is impossible not to benefit. What is the problem here?" Li Longji frowned, but he couldn't figure it out.

"No matter what the problem is, don't be afraid. If it's just defense, it's not a problem for the Northwest Army to defend for three or two years. As long as I can fight this battle in time, everything is not a problem." Li Longji couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it.

"The war is coming soon. If there is no problem, let's break up." Wang Xiaojie glanced at the generals and waved.

All the generals look at me, and I look at you, there is no problem, so I will bow and leave.

Just then, Li Longji spoke and said, "Master, I have some insight."

"King of Chu, please speak." Wang Xiaojie respected Li Longji very much and used the word "please", which made the generals jealous.

"Master, I mean we should send a large army to launch an attack immediately." Li Longji said.

"What? Attack?"

"King of Chu, do you know? Dong doesn't use troops. How can you use troops in such ice and snow?"

As soon as Li Longji finished speaking, there was a sound of shouting, coming from the mouths of the generals, each looking surprised.

"Li Longji, this is your general? It's really amazing. Even Dong doesn't use soldiers. You are still the prince. Are you a prince like you?" Wu Sansi has always been unhappy with Li Longji, so he naturally would not miss this opportunity to ridicule Li Longji. He raised his throat and shouted: "Aren't you familiar with military books? Have you gone to the dog's belly?"

"That's right." The generals had no good impression of Wu Sansi, and agreed with him at this time.

"Yes." Even Wang Xiaojie nodded slightly, agreeing with the sentence, "King of Chu, this is an ancient saying. Although there are times when breaking this ancient saying, it is mostly in the Central Plains. Although the winter in the Central Plains is very cold and icy and snowy, it is not the same as the desert. If one is not good in the desert, it will accumulate several feet of snow, freeze and starve many people and animals. Even the Turks do not dare to do anything randomly in the winter."

Not using troops in winter is an ancient saying, and it has always been the norm pursued by military strategists. Of course, there are also cases of wars that break this ancient saying, but it is rare. In general, this ancient saying is still well followed.

Especially in the desert, this ancient saying is basically unchallenging. Because the winter in the desert is very cold, if it is not good, it will snow several feet, freeze and starve many people and animals to death. It is almost impossible to fight in the desert in winter.

"Captain, can I attack immediately to ask?" Li Longji asked back as if he had not heard Wu Sansi's ridicule.

"You are delusional, that's absolutely impossible!" Wu Sansi sneered.

"Why?" Wang Xiaojie raised his eyebrows, his eyes shining brightly.

"If I was not wrong, even if we had hundreds of thousands of troops in the coming spring battle, it would not be easy to defeat the Turks." Li Longji began to explain, saying: "The Turks are likely to use the word "drag" technique to not fight head-on, but to use the vastness of the desert to fight with us, drag us down and exhaust us, and then take advantage of the situation to fight and defeat us in one fell swoop."

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The word "drag" is definitely the best way to deal with the Tang army. It uses the vastness of the desert to carry out guerrilla warfare, drag the Tang army down and exhaust it, and find the right opportunity to fight. Even if the Tang army has a million troops, it is difficult to achieve success.

The generals were shocked and could not even speak.

"Yes." Wang Xiaojie didn't care, and emphasized the key points, and praised them very much, saying, "The King of Chu is good at seeing! This coach also thought so. But what does this have to do with the immediate attack?"

"If the Turks want to drag us down, they must be here today. They will not stay in one place for too long. Therefore, if we want to find the Turks, we need to come and go like the Turks." Li Longji explained, "I wonder how many troops in the north can fight in the desert and come and go like the wind?"
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