Chapter 70: Unsuccessful request

"Son-in-law Chenyang, you have expected that my Tang Dynasty and Tubo generals had military affairs. Now let me tell you how to fight this battle?" In the side hall of Liangyi Hall, Li Shimin asked Wang Yi who was summoned separately.

Wang Yi wanted to give Li Shimin some suggestions in private. Today, Li Shimin summoned him separately. He knew that the emperor's father-in-law would definitely ask him about the battle against Tubo. He had already considered the war with Tubo. He was very happy and immediately responded to his order. "With your Majesty's inquiry, I dared to say some immature ideas!"

"I know you have considered possible wars with Tubo for a long time, and say everything you think of. I'm so kind today!"

"Your Majesty, I feel that when the Tubo people attack, there is no need to raise a considerable number of troops to fight. Just send a dozens of elite troops to use our army's rapid attack ability to launch a sudden strike against the Tubo people in the border. Before the Tubo people are not prepared, they will defeat them and find an opportunity to annihilate most of them!"

"Oh!?" Li Shimin responded casually, without commenting, and said in a faint tone: "If our army cannot advance quickly and is discovered by the Tubo people in advance, and we are facing the enemy with disadvantaged forces, we may suffer severe damage from the Tubo people. What should we do? Besides, the climate and environment of the Tubo plateau are harsh, and compared with the Tubo people, our army will find it more difficult to adapt to the environment in that area. If we fight head-on with the Tubo people, we will definitely be at a disadvantage. What if we lose, what should we do?"

Because he had never fought with the Tubo people, and Su Wen's environment and harsh climate on the Tubo plateau, although Li Shimin made up his mind to raise his troops to fight back against the Tubo people's invasion, he still had no final say in how to fight this battle, how many troops to send and who would lead the army.

In previous discussions, many different opinions from ordinary people put forward by Wang Yi surprised Li Shimin and had some different expectations for him. After the court meeting, he immediately kept Wang Yi and asked separately.

What Wang Yi mentioned surprised Li Shimin, but Wang Yi did not use sufficient reasons to convince him that Li Shimin would not make any statement before, and he had to ask many questions to ask Wang Yi to answer.

After Wang Yi just said the beginning, Li Shimin also expressed his two "what should I do" to express his opinion that Wang Yi just mentioned. The Tubo Highland is different from other places, and it is difficult for people to move forward. In addition to fighting in Qinghai, our Tang soldiers have never used troops in other plateaus with harsh conditions. The Tubo Plateau is many times worse than that in Qinghai.

Li Shimin's suspicion surprised Wang Yiting. After looking at Li Shimin, he calmed down, straightened his body, and said firmly: "Your Majesty, since Qi Zong Nongzan is going to attack Chang'an and force Your Majesty to marry the princess, let him attack my tight defense of the city. Our army does not have to enter the Tubo highlands and fight head-on... The Tubo people entering the border state will definitely be blocked by the city on my border. The border city with a tall wall in my Tang Dynasty will definitely be able to delay their speed and make them tired of the attack..."

Wang Yi's words made Li Shimin's eyes lit up, but he didn't ask anything and signaled Wang Yi to continue.

Wang Yi noticed the change in Li Shimin's expression and was overjoyed. He quickly said: "Your Majesty, I feel that our army does not have to enter the Tubo highland in this battle. We will find an opportunity to fight the Tubo people. We only need to gather on the front lines of Songzhou, Diezhou and Qinghai. While the border troops are defending the city based on the city, they will find an opportunity to move. With our army's flexible and maneuverable ability, they will give the Tubo people a sudden blow..."

"There are no big cities in Tubo, and they basically do not defend the city. This also shows that the Tubo army is good at raiding battles and fights face to face, but they are not good at siege and defending the city, and they have no experience in siege and defending the city. The weakness of the Tubo people is the best at siege and defending the city. Our army defends the city by occupying the city. When facing the Tubo people who have no experience in siege, they can defend the city by relying on the tall walls of the border city, and kill the enemy at the lowest price! Facing the border cities of our border, the Tubo people cannot attack at a very fast speed. Even if they gather most of their troops to attack a city, as long as our border army cannot defend, they may not be able to do anything to our army..."

"And my border cities are the only way for Tubo people to attack our mainland. Their hundreds of thousands of troops cannot enter through other places. The border cities along the way are their must-get. Therefore, as long as we explore the direction of the attack of the Tubo people, strengthen the guards of the border cities in this direction, and at the same time, we send tens of thousands of elite troops to hide around this border city. When the Tubo people are busy attacking the city, but cannot capture it for a long time and are negligent, we take the opportunity to attack its camp. With the strong combat power of our army, as long as the Tubo people are not exploring their whereabouts in advance, we can definitely cause heavy damage to the Tubo people and even wipe out the invading enemy! Your Majesty, I think that this can easily defeat the invading Tubo army..."

Wang Yi said it violently, but he felt dry and dry. When Li Shimin heard what he said and pondered, he picked up the teacup in front of him, drank it for two sips, and after moistening his mouth, he was ready to continue talking.

Li Shimin thought for a while, finally smiled and praised: "It's right, it makes sense. It's really a good idea to wait for work..."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not chasing me for saying something indiscriminately!" Wang Yi breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that these words had touched Li Shimin a little. Next, there was no need to present facts and reasoning to convince the emperor in front of him.

Li Shimin is a famous military strategist and knows the way of using troops very well. He will definitely understand these principles.

"Then tell me, where will the Tubo people attack? Qinghai? Diezhou? Songzhou? Yazhou?"

"Your Majesty, Songzhou, I am sure it must be Songzhou!" Wang Yi expressed his judgment in a very affirmative voice.

"Why do you think so?" Li Shimin continued to ask.

"The direction of Qinghai is the most conducive to such a large number of troops attacking and advancing, but from Qinghai, we have to take many detours. Moreover, our army had just pacified Tuyuhun a few years ago, and stationed heavy troops there, and could provide support from Shanzhou and Liangzhou at any time. Therefore, I think that the Tubo people cannot attack from Qinghai, unless they want to take Qinghai, rather than to marry the princess in Chang'an! The direction of Diezhou is difficult to travel, and there are mountains as barriers. Such a large number of troops cannot be developed, and the Tubo people should not enter from Diezhou... And from Songzhou, there have been channels to Tubo since ancient times. Many merchants will enter and exit the Tubo Plateau from this road, start from Luoshe City, and go through Songzhou to Chang'an. It can be said that the closest line is the distance. Therefore, I think that the Tubo army will definitely attack from Songzhou..."

Wang Yi's belief in this way had one of the most important reasons that he did not say, that is, in history, Tubo attacked our Tang Dynasty, and attacked from Songzhou. Although the war that happened in history was already different from the current time, Wang Yi still stubbornly believed that the Tubo people would still go from Songzhou. However, because he was a time traveler, his insight into the original history could not be expressed as a reason.

"I also believe that the Tubo people will attack from Songzhou all the time! We are all the same as heroes! Haha..." Li Shimin said, laughing proudly, and his eyes at Wang Yi were full of praise.

Wang Yi breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that what he said today was very consistent with Li Shimin's wishes. Li Shimin should adopt his opinion. He also struck while the iron was hot and immediately expressed a suggestion he had already thought of, "Your Majesty, I think that the special combat personnel led by General Su Dingfang should show his skills in this battle. This combat effectiveness is far from comparable to those of other ordinary troops. If they are allowed to go on the battle, I am sure that they will bring surprises to Your Majesty!"

"I promise you this proposal!" Li Shimin agreed without considering it. "I will send them to the battlefield with such an outstanding army with outstanding combat power. I hope they can achieve a surprise record! I hope that in one battle, the main forces of the Tubo people can be wiped out and eliminate the biggest border troubles of our Tang Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty, I will definitely do it!" Wang Yi's blood was boiling. After a sense of historical mission surged into his heart, he immediately stood up and shouted, "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the troops to fight to eliminate the border troubles of our Tang Dynasty for Your Majesty. Please be kind to you!"

Wang Yi, who thought he would agree to his request to go to war, saw Li Shimin shaking his head firmly, "No, I will not let you go to war this time. I have promised Changle and will not let you go to war again in the future!"

Li Shimin's refusal made Wang Yi very dissatisfied. He looked at Li Shimin with a complicated expression in disbelief and asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, how can this be done? I am a military general, and leading the army to fight is the duty of the military general. How can it be because of the affairs of my children..."

Before Wang Yi finished his words, he was interrupted by Li Shimin. "Son-in-law, there are many generals in my Tang army who are good at fighting. It is enough to have them go to war. I still have many very important things for you to do. You can stay in Chang'an and wait for my call at any time! I have decided who will lead the army to fight, so you don't have to ask for it anymore..."

Somehow, the request for the order to go to the war was rejected by Li Shimin. Wang Yi was filled with disappointment. Seeing that Li Shimin was very determined, he had to agree dejectedly, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Just when the Tang Dynasty court decided to go to war against the Tubo invasion, Li Shimin received a letter of war sent by Qi Zong Nongzan. Qi Zong Nongzan's letter of war was similar to what my intelligence personnel sent back, that is, Li Shimin was not allowed to marry, and he personally brought millions of troops to Chang'an to marry the princess.

At the end of the 12th year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin issued an edict to launch a large army to fight back against the Tubo invasion:

While attacking the Duomian and Bailan lands who surrendered to our Tang Dynasty, the Tubo army also invaded the border states of our Tang Dynasty. In order to avoid the people in Songzhou, Diezhou and Qinghai from being plundered by the Tubo people, the court decided to launch large troops to counterattack the Tubo people's invasion.

The Minister of War, Hou Junji, was the chief marching chief of the Dangmidao, the chief marching chief of the left guard, Su Dingfang, the deputy chief of the Midao, and the chief of the right commander of the right commander of the Bailandao, the general of the left guard, Niu Jinda, the general of the left guard, and Liu Jian, the general of the Taohe Road guard, led a total of 50,000 infantry and cavalry to counterattack the invasion of the Tubo army...

Chapter 70: Unsuccessful request
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