It was late at night, the lamp was lonely, and in the small room, Li Shimin was still deducing the battle situation, hoping that Li Shan could stabilize the situation as much as possible. In fact, this difficulty was not particularly difficult.
Because the Turks are basically all cavalry, and the northwest area of Guannai Road is not suitable for large groups of cavalry to move around and carry out large-scale interspersed operations, and Liang Division has suffered a lot of troop losses in the past half month, and it will be difficult to recover in a short period of time. combative.
Li Shan nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "The key to this battle is still in Jingzhou."
"That's right." Li Shimin said softly: "A few months ago, Liang Luoren made a long-distance attack, crossed Jingzhou into Qizhou, and attacked Renshou Palace. The reason was that the terrain in Jingzhou was relatively flat and the cavalry could travel easily."
Du Ruhui suddenly interrupted: "A few months ago, King Xiangyi was defeated and Lingzhou and Huizhou were lost, but I didn't expect that Yuanzhou was also lost."
Under normal circumstances, it is difficult to lose Yuanzhou, especially the southwest side of Yuanzhou, because six of the famous seven passes of Yuanzhou in later generations are in that area. In other words, it is possible for the Turkic cavalry to force their way out of the mountains. Go forward and bypass the checkpoint to invade Jingzhou, but it is difficult to overcome the checkpoint and go south to Longzhou.
Although the Liang army advanced rapidly that day, no one expected that they would defeat the Tang army in Guyuan County. Four of the seven passes in Yuanzhou were within the territory of Guyuan.
Li Shan also understood the relevant terrain, which was why he immediately led his troops north to help when he knew Huating was in danger. Liang Jun broke through several passes and went south to Longzhou. If Huating was lost again, Longzhou would basically be unable to defend it.
Fang Xuanling sighed softly: "The East Palace is really ignorant of people's wisdom."
Li Shan and Li Shimin looked at each other, and they both knew that Fang Xuanling was referring to Pei Longqian, who was in charge of Yuanzhou's defense. It was this man who abandoned the pass to fight in Guyuan County, but was defeated by Liang Jun. He then abandoned the pass and fled, causing Liang Jun to fight. The front reaches Longzhou.
But this is really not the fault of the prince. Pei Longqian was pushed over by Pei Shiju in order to prevent Li Shan, who abandoned Tongzhou and chose Longzhou, from plotting against Pei Xuanji... This is why Pei Shiju can be sure that Li Shan must be involved in the death of his only son. The reason for Shan's intervention was to put his nephew in there, and as a result, both his son and nephew died.
Li Shimin continued: "In the battle report at dusk, the remnants of the army retreated to the north of Longzhou, but Liupan Pass, Zhisheng Pass, Longshan Pass, and Mujing Pass were not lost. The Turks were dominated by cavalry. They would not abandon their strengths and use their shortcomings with all their strength. Attack the problem.”
"Therefore, if the Turks want to continue southward, they can only go south from the mountains on the east side of Guyuan, cross Baiquan and Pingliang, and invade Jingzhou."
Li Shan's eyes flickered, and he suddenly thought of one of the reasons why Li Shimin refused, or did not dare to go to war. Once he led the troops to go on an expedition, the desperate Li Jiancheng would probably be so mad that he would let the defenders of Liupan Pass and Longshan Pass abandon them. Escape.
Li Jiancheng had the motive to do this, and he also had the ability to do so... Because Ren Gui, the commander-in-chief of the Lingzhou Road march, is now alive and dead. Ren Gui also serves as the commander-in-chief of Longzhou, and the current commander-in-chief of the Tang Army in Longzhou was ordered to enter the Guannai Road. Luo Yi, the governor of Hezhou and the king of Yanjun.
Luo Yi is the absolute confidant of the prince... Just by whipping Cheng Yaojin and Hou Junji, Fang Xuanling's fingers were broken. After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he might pardon other East Palace officials, but Luo Yi would definitely not be included.
If Li Jiancheng really does this, Li Shimin really has no way to deal with it. Even if he can block the Turks from going south from Jingzhou, it will be difficult to block the other side of Longzhou... Then, maybe the golden body of Li Shimin, the invincible commander, will be real will fail.
But if Li Shan leads the army, it proves that the East Palace is still alive, and Li Jiancheng will not do such heinous things.
"Just now, Duke Keming mentioned that your Majesty will summon you for tomorrow's Liangyi Hall meeting." Li Shan said calmly: "I will take the initiative to ask for a fight tomorrow, but there is still one thing I am hesitant about."
"Huairen can tell you everything."
"My qualifications are too young, and I have only experienced the baptism of war in my fifth year of martial arts." Li Shan said helplessly: "The next few battles were all in Dai..."
Li Shimin and the other three people all understood this sentence. Although Li Shan had gone into battle with a knife and charged in many battles, in general, he played the role of making suggestions and making decisions. After all, unlike Li Shimin, He has been fighting on the battlefield with his father since he was a boy, and does not have a solid military foundation.
In so many battles, Li Shan would select a general to preside over the war, such as Su Dingfang who won the Yanmen victory, Zhang Shigui who won the Guji Town victory, and so on.
But the problem is that there are not many such candidates. After all, Li Shan is too junior. Although he has a high position, it is difficult for him to command the generals under his command. At least he is in Longzhou now and directly controls the southwest side of Yuanzhou. Luo Yi, the king of Yanjun in the four important areas, would definitely not accept it.
Therefore, if Li Shan wants to invite himself to go on an expedition, he must have a group of generals willing to obey orders... To put it bluntly, Li Shan wants to call on his old troops.
On this point, Li Shimin also agreed,
However, famous old generals such as Zhang Shigui, Xue Wanche, and Liu Shirang were all far away in Daizhou, and it would definitely be too late. If Li Shan wanted to mobilize old generals, he could only draw them from the Beiya Imperial Army that he had just taken control of.
Su Dingfang, Zhang Zhongjian, Ma Sanbao, Kan Leng, Hou Hongtao, and He Fang were all Li Shan's old subordinates and confidants, but if Li Shan took these people away, it would be equivalent to giving up control of the Beiya Imperial Army.
Nowadays, the situation of seizing the direct descendants is so complex that it is difficult to describe. With Li Shan and Su Dingfang controlling the Beiya Imperial Army, the situation is very favorable to the Palace of Qin... It can even be said that Li Shimin is in an invincible position.
If Li Yuan wants to be easy to save, then naturally it is best. If Li Yuan is not willing to be easy to save in the end, he still has to deal with Li Shimin... With Li Shan and Su Dingfang here, it is easy to carry out a Xuanwu Sect change along the original time and space.
This is also the main reason why Li Shan fled quickly today to find an opportunity to communicate with Li Shimin, and Li Shimin decided to have a secret meeting at night.
I have to say that Pei Shiju's vision is really amazing, just like a national Go player, he can see far and deeply.
Faced with Li Shan's hesitation, Li Shimin replied in the simplest and most direct language: "Tonight, the auxiliary aircraft has not arrived."
Changsun Wuji is the most eager person among Li Shimin's confidants, and the one with the least escape route. If faced with this choice, he will definitely choose the Beiya Forbidden Army... But Li Shimin deliberately did not bring him here tonight. is the most obvious attitude.
Li Shan was silent for a while and whispered: "But Pei Hongda..."
Regardless of whether Li Shan is willing to ask for a fight, Pei Shiju will not suffer. If Li Shan asks for a fight, he will have to give up the Beiya Imperial Army... and this is what Pei Shiju values.
The reason for this period was well known to the four people present. Fang Xuanling said softly: "His Royal Highness has been discussing with Brother X and Keming for a long time. Now that His Majesty has no intention of changing the storage, the East Palace will not act rashly."
Li Shan seemed to have not heard anything and remained silent, lowering his head slightly and staring at the ground in front of him. After a long time, he said: "Your Highness, please forgive me."
(End of chapter)
