The news that 20,000 elite soldiers were wiped out by Yang Wuqing, and the news that the head coach Li Shuliang died in battle finally reached Chang'an five days later, shocking the court and the country. The Hedong crisis caused panic among civil and military officials.

Outside the Wude Hall, Liu Wenjing paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. The anxiety in his heart made him sigh from time to time. As early as Li Yuan sent Li Shuliang to play as the head coach, Liu Wenjing realized that there would be the consequences today. Unfortunately, Li Yuan did not listen to his advice, not only lost 20,000 elite troops, but also led to the deterioration of the situation in Hedong. What's the use of Li Yuan regretting it now?

At this time, a guard hurriedly walked out, "Prime Minister invites you to come in!"

Liu Wenjing did not take the initiative to come to find Li Yuan, but Li Yuan sent someone to invite him. Liu Wenjing sorted out her clothes and hurriedly walked towards the inner hall.

In the room, Li Yuan was lying on the sickbed wearing a headscarf. The imperial physician Qiao Shantang was taking his pulse and distinguishing his color. Li Jiancheng next to him was worried, frowning and looking at the imperial physician worriedly.

Qiao Shantang put down Li Yuan's hand and smiled: "Prime Minister Li is in good health and is not seriously injured. It only caused the pain in his heart for a while, which caused the pain in his heart. As long as he relaxed his mind and rested for two days, everything would be normal."

"Thank you, Doctor Qiao."

Li Yuan immediately ordered Jiancheng, "Send Doctor Qiao out and seal another piece of silver."

"I dare not take it!"

Doctor Qiao quickly postponed, "This is something that is within your jurisdiction, and I will never dare to receive rewards."

"This is my little intention, so the imperial doctor will accept it!"

Imperial Doctor Qiao thanked him and stepped down. At this time, a guard came forward to report: "Prime Minister, Liu Xianniu is here."

“Let him in.

Li Yuan struggled to sit up, and the two concubines next to him quickly helped him up and wrapped his headscarf. Liu Wenjing walked in and bowed and said, "I am not good at ease to meet the Prime Minister."

"Sit together sir!"

Li Yuan ordered his concubines to "go and pour two cups of tea."

Liu Wenjing sat down. When he saw Li Yuan having an illness on his face, he asked carefully: "I just met the prince and the imperial doctor Qiao, and said that Cheng Liu fell ill, is it important?"

Li Yuan sighed with shame on his face and said, "This is a heart-wrenching illness. Shuliang was killed in battle and 20,000 elite soldiers were wiped out. I can't feel ashamed of rejecting Mr.'s advice at the beginning. I regret it irreparable. I hope Mr. will help me again."

Although Li Yuan no longer trusts Liu Wenjing very much, he is anxious and doesn't care about anything else when he is alive and hopes that Liu Wenjing will give him a good idea and get out of the predicament in front of him.

Liu Wenjing had read the detailed report of the Battle of Hedong. He thought about it all the way and had some thoughts in his mind. He sorted out his thoughts and said: "Weizhi believes that the cause of defeat should be analyzed first, and then the right medicine should be prescribed. This failure, the biggest problem is that the general is strong and weak, and the general underestimates the enemy and makes mistakes."

Li Yuan pondered silently. Li Shuliang had already been killed. Although he knew in his heart that Li Shuliang was not capable enough, he did not want to blame all the mistakes on Li Shuliang. Because of improper employment, it was Li Yuan's responsibility in the end. Even Liu Hongji said that Li Shuliang was very cautious. Ji Hongyan saw through Yang Yuanqing's strategy and had a stable defense. In the end, he was defeated by Yang Yuanqing's heavy armored infantry.

"Shuliang's ability is a little weak, but sir should see that Yang Yuanqing's heavy armored infantry and powerful cavalry are both difficult for us to deal with now, and this problem cannot be avoided."

"Yang Yuanqing has a low position in the position of a surprise soldier, but even if there are any surprises, he will not be defeated like this. Li Shuliang has 20,000 elite soldiers, but in the end he is defeated like a mob. Don't the Prime Minister find it strange?"

Li Yuan was silent and Liu Wenjing said again: "Li Shuliang's defeat was due to his overly cautiousness. He placed his hopes on the defense of the camp, so he was very passive. Once Yang Yuanqing broke through his camp, his 20,000 troops were trapped in a narrow camp and could not be formed to fight. Moreover, it was at night. This formed a situation of individual combat. The great advantages of the cavalry could be fully utilized. The advantageous formation of the infantry could not be implemented. The cavalry was in one battle and two, and the cooperation of heavy armored infantry, Yang Yuanqing would undoubtedly win. In this case, the best way was to escape, and perhaps he could still retain more than 10,000 troops, but the gun array around the camp trapped the army to death and could not escape. The main general was killed, and naturally he would collapse on the whole line."

Li Yuan sighed, "I understand what sir means. If Shuliang let go of his courage and can fight Yang Yuanqing in the daytime, give full play to the advantages of the infantry formation, and use two to one, even if he is defeated in the end, he will not be wiped out. I only consider that Shuliang is good at defending the city and not good at fighting. This is my responsibility and has nothing to do with Shuliang."

Liu Wenjing bit her lip, "Actually, Pei Ji also has a major responsibility. Did the Prime Minister not notice it?"

Li Yuan was stunned, "Why?"

"Yang Yuanqing's army went to Wenxi County first, and then rushed back from Wenxi. He must have received information from Wenxi County. Pei Ji was also in Wenxi County. How could he not know about Yang Yuanqing's arrival? If he could send someone to inform Li Shuliang in time, as long as Li Shuliang knew that Yang Yuanqing was coming half an hour in advance, he would have time to hide in Zhengping County. The final defeat would not happen. However, Pei Ji did not report it in time. Dugu Huaien's report said that the people sent by Pei Ji were nearly two hours late. Why could Yang Yuanqing catch the fight in time and seize the opportunity to succeed in the battle? Pei Ji, as a marching Sima, realized it later. Shouldn't he bear the responsibility?

Li Yuan was silent for a while and said slowly: "Maybe Pei Changshi was trapped in Pei's mansion, maybe he had other difficulties. We don't know the details at that time, but if he could send someone to inform him, it means that he has done his duty. I think Zhengping's defeat has nothing to do with him. Sir, now is not the time to discuss responsibility, so you should consider how to deal with the current dilemma."

There was also a faint dissatisfaction in Li Yuan's tone. Liu Wenjing was obsessed with holding him accountable, which made Li Yuan unhappy. Who wouldn't know if Zhuge Liang would be there afterwards? He summoned Liu Wenjing to come, not asking him to hold him accountable.

In fact, this is the enthusiastic side of Liu Wenjing. He is very strategic and is Li Yuan's military advisor, but he is far less smart and slick than Pei Ji in the officialdom. He does not understand that the so-called self-blame of the leader is just a pose, and as a subordinate, the leader cannot be held responsible at any time.

Liu Wenjing only thought about judging things, starting from analyzing failures, and finding solutions to deal with it. However, he did not know Li Yuan’s embarrassment in this matter, forgot the relationship between Li Shuliang and Li Yuan, and did not realize that Li Yuan actually did not want to take responsibility. Li Yuan had already reminded him that this matter had nothing to do with the main general, but Yang Yuanqing’s cavalry and heavy armored infantry were powerful, but Liu Wenjing thought it was not, which made Li Yuan’s face become more and more gloomy.

Li Jiancheng has returned. He saw something wrong next to him. He coughed heavily and reminded Liu Wenjing: "I suggest that Shimin be the chief general and lead another 30,000 troops to help Hedong. What do you think?"

Liu Wenjing still didn't realize the mistake he made just now, but his attention had been diverted by Li Jiancheng. He thought for a while and said, "Of course, Qin Gong went to Hedong, but how did Xue Ju deal with it? In addition, Shimin only brought 30,000 troops, and the troops might not be enough."

Seeing that he no longer held the responsibility for defeat, Li Yuan's face calmed down a little, and said with a smile: "Xue Ju's army was defeated by Shimin ten days ago and retreated to Paohan County. He couldn't relieve himself for a while. Now Dou Kang and Li Gui's army continue to suppress Xue Ju. Shimin can free himself from the Western Front. As for the shortage of troops, sir, don't worry, Shimin's 30,000 troops are just vanguards, and I ordered Qu Tutong to lead 20,000 troops as the rear army, with a total of 50,000 troops, which should be able to deal with the danger in Hedong."

Liu Wenjing pondered for a moment and said, "In fact, Qu Tutong can go north to capture the pass. Now Yang Yuanqing's troops are concentrated in Hedong, and the pass must be empty. You can take this opportunity to seize it. At the same time, you can also put pressure on Yang Yuanqing. What do you think?"

Li Yuan nodded. Liu Wenjing's suggestion was very good. He pondered for a moment and said to Li Jiancheng: "I still plan to let Qu Tutong be the deputy general of Shimin. The inner city is empty, and you will lead 30,000 troops to seize it. I will ask your second uncle to assist you. As for the military strength, I plan to make the fortune of Chai Shao to rectify the surrendered soldiers of Zhu Jie and Xue Ju guarding Guanzhong, so that the elite soldiers of Guanzhong can be used on the blade."

Li Jiancheng saw Liu Wenjing and smiled and said, "Can you let the military advisor go with me?"

Li Yuan hesitated for a moment, finally agreed, and then smiled and said to Liu Wenjing, "Thank you for your hard work."

Liu Wenjing bowed and bowed, "Wenjing is willing to assist the prince with all his strength."

Liu Wenjing retreated, Li Yuan took out the letter written by Liu Wenjing and handed it to Li Jiancheng, "You can take a look at this letter first!"

When Li Jiancheng looked at the letter, he suddenly understood why his father distrusts Liu Wenjing a little. In the letter, Liu Wenjing expressed his favor for Fengzhou.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Father, Liu Wenjing is a little scholarly and has a calm heart. It is not necessarily that he has betrayed his father. From his suggestion to be lifted, it can be seen that he is not standing on Yang Yuanqing's side. The child thinks that his father is too worried."

Li Yuan said with a gloomy face: "Even if I am too worried, I don't like this person. You can use him, but I will not use him anymore. And I want to remind you again that he can only listen to three points and not believe it all.

"The boy understands, please don't worry."

Li Yuan glanced at Li Jiancheng and said slowly: "Compared with the inner pass, what I want to seize is the place where horses are raised in Hexi. I heard that Hexi was severely drought, so I sent An Xinggui, the Minister of War, to go on a mission to Hexi, and proposed to exchange 50,000 stone of rice for 50,000 war horses. Unexpectedly, Li Gui agreed. From this incident, we can see that Li Gui lacks strategic vision. In order to capture Hexi as soon as possible, this time you send troops to the inner pass, I must explain some things."

"Please give your father an explanation, and the child will remember it with care."

Li Yuan nodded and continued: "In Guanlong, we already have the great enemy Xue Ju, and then it will be Li Gui, so we can no longer form enemies with Yang Yuanqing. This time we will be able to take Yan'an County among the six counties in the north of Guanlong, and the other five counties cannot be touched for the time being."

Li Jiancheng asked in confusion: "Father, why can you only touch Yan'an County?"

"Because only Yan'an County among the six counties in the north of Guanbei do not border Fengzhou, it does not threaten Yang Yuanqing's fundamental interests, and I also want to test where Yang Yuanqing's bottom line is?"
Chapter completed!