Li Shimin smelled the opportunity, thinking about how to get his father to agree, and send himself to fight. The combat effectiveness of the Northern Barbarians is no worse than that of the Turks, and even at some point the combat power is even stronger.

Now Youzhou is surrounded by 20,000 soldiers, and there are probably less than a thousand soldiers in Youzhou City. The number of vanguard soldiers is 5,000. If you fight against ordinary horse bandits, you will have the power to fight.

But the situation brought back by Li Xiuning has shown that the enemy's soldiers are all elite, at least the number of soldiers on both sides can only be equal to one battle. How can we seize the opportunity?

Li Shimin thought in his heart that it would be a pity to miss such a good opportunity.

"Father, my son thinks it is profitable to solve the siege of Youzhou."

Li Xiuning was not in a hurry to speak. When she heard Li Shimin suddenly speak, she also wanted to hear what this younger brother was going to say.

The silence on Duke Tang's face became a little ugly. He was calm, but he didn't expect that his second son would speak out first and not be able to stop him in front of several people.

"Tell me, look."

"Father, the number of soldiers in the Li family has reached a bottleneck. Now the difficulties in Youzhou can make the court realize the importance of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youji. However, our Li family is the one who has the strength to guard Youzhou and other places. Such military achievements are a good opportunity."

Li Xiuning felt it made sense after hearing this. There were not many people who could count on Youji Sixteen Prefectures. It happened that the Li family was the most suitable. Now that the new emperor ascended the throne, he would not reuse the Li family, at least he would not suppress it at will.

The Li family is of value to Your Majesty. This is what Li Shimin made of, forcing Your Majesty to reuse the Li family, otherwise the Sixteen Prefectures of Youji would become the enemy's land.

Emperor Yang of Sui, who had just ascended the throne, would never tolerate them. Even if the Li family had unimaginable enemies with the royal family, in this case, at least they could guarantee that they would not lose their land and cities, they would still be appointed.

And this fighter jet is a proof.

It proves that the Li family is capable of guarding and will not be subject to the control of taking this opportunity to develop troops.

Li Shimin did not say too clearly. There was no need to say too clearly between smart people. With the intelligence and ambition of Duke Tang, what he thought was probably more comprehensive.

Li Xiuning felt that among the Li family, Li Shimin was brave and resourceful, and had a more indescribable demeanor than Li Jiancheng's calmness, which seemed to be very similar to the temperament of Duke Tang.

"No wonder, my husband said that he should pay more attention to Li Shimin's actions. Since that's the case, let's wait."

Li Xiuning looked at the father and son's plan very calmly, whether it could get what it wanted.

Duke Tang fell into deep thought. It was not that he had no ambitions. It was because of his ambition that he chose to leave Chang'an. Otherwise, there would be many ways to protect himself, which would be better than leaving his hometown.

"The Northern Barbarians have 20,000 soldiers and horses. Even if there is a princess's handwriting, the Li family can only use two thousand soldiers and horses. How can they solve the trap of Youzhou?"

Duke Tang had many concerns, and two thousand soldiers were no longer considered a small number.

"Father, my son thinks that even if the number of people is at a disadvantage, it is not without the power of a fight." Li Shimin continued to speak.

"The Northern Barbarians will not have much food and supplies. Even if it delays time, the enemy can retreat on their own. We are fighting for this opportunity. Whether it is not important to fight or not, the key is the final result. The Northern Barbarians retreat to achieve their goal."

Duke Tang continued to think, and he felt that this was the case. Now, when the Li family sent troops to fight Qiu Feng, the benefits that could be obtained seemed to be more.

"Xiu Ning, the Li family's troops will cost food and money to be dispatched. If they are defeated, the Li family will not be able to bear it."

Duke Tang suddenly talked about food and salary. Li Xiuning knew that this was a condition, and his father just didn't want to suffer any losses.

"My husband said that the food and salary will be paid by the vanguard soldiers, or 20% of the harvest will be paid by the vanguard soldiers. The number of soldiers will be more than 2,000. What choice will be decided by my father."

Li Xiuning said that the conditions for achieving the preparedness were that one was to pay money and the other was to share the spoils. Money was just money, and spoils were not only rich but mainly weapons and horses.

If you want to grow and grow, you will definitely choose spoils. After all, some things cannot be bought with money, and even if they can be bought, it will take time to create them. Spoils are ready-made, and there are pros and cons of how to choose.

"Three thousand soldiers and horses account for 50%." said the Duke of Tang.

"Three thousand soldiers account for at most 30% of them." Li Xiuning answered simply.

"Three thousand five soldiers account for 50% of them." The Duke of Tang continued.

"Four thousand soldiers and horses account for 50%." Li Xiuning said.

"Okay, who do you think it's better to send to fight?" Duke Tang asked again.

Li Xiuning did not hesitate. He wanted to lead troops to fight, and the Li family's disciples were all very good, especially Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji. Both were Xiao Yong, but they must go together.

In fact, she was inclined toward Li Jiancheng, but Li De had an explanation that the person who led the Li family must be Li Shimin.

"Father, Shimin has a good relationship with my husband. Why not let Shimin lead his troops."

Duke Tang thought about it, among his sons, he was more inclined toward Li Jiancheng, but Li Xiuning said that Li Shimin controls better in terms of overall situation.

Since he had ideas, perhaps he could achieve success without fighting, and then the Li family could develop without spending a single soldier. It would be great if that was true.

Li Shimin was very excited. He knew this was an opportunity.

"Father, I am willing to go to the Beiman Jiancheng."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shimin's face was calm, but his heart felt a little painful and he was very unhappy.

"Haha, you can fight well in Jiancheng. If you lead the troops, you will be relieved to your father." Duke Tang said with a smile.

"Father, my son is willing to go with my elder brother." Li Yuanji said.

The Duke of Tang did not have the smile on Li Jiancheng just now. The two brothers had the best relationship. They knew that Li Yuanji could not live without Li Jiancheng. If they really left both sons, the matter in Taiyuan Prefecture would be difficult to deal with.

He looked at his three sons, weighed the pros and cons, and then said slowly: "Building is busy, so Shimin should go to this battle."

Li Shimin was worried and asked his elder brother to go with any good things. Now that the barbarians can finally display his talents, it would be strange if they are unhappy.

In fact, Duke Tang’s idea was very simple. No matter who went, Li Xiuning would not cause any loss to the Li family’s soldiers. If Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji went there and Li Shimin’s means wait for their brothers to come back, Taiyuan Prefecture might have another secret battle.

He is trying to avoid trouble.

Li Xiuning had long guessed that his father would make such a decision. After all, Li Jiancheng was the eldest son, and the eldest son was in order. Even if Li Shimin fought for the same result, the result would be the same.

According to Li De, extraordinary people should do extraordinary things, and future events are really difficult to predict, but the matter of Li Shimin leading troops to the war has been completed.
Chapter completed!