In the spacious hall, more than ten giant candles lit up all the corners. Li Shan sat at the top, his eyes scanning over the generals with different faces.
Among them were famous generals who had a deep impression on him in his previous life, such as Duan Zhixuan, and some generals who had no impression of him at all in his previous life but were close friends with him in this life, such as Li Daoxuan and Li Keshi.
Li Shan knew very well what kind of impact the victory or defeat of this war would have on him, and he knew even more clearly that this war was closely related to the victory of the heir, but he was not nervous or excited. It seemed that he was driving horses last year. After rushing out of Guji Town, he would maintain this state of mind when facing battle.
"Guo Xiaoqu, the general manager of Longzhou, has led 5,000 troops north to Huating. We must prevent the Turks from attacking Longzhou." Li Shan was not in the mood to talk nonsense and went straight to the point: "All the soldiers from all over the country have gathered in Jingzhou, and the governor of Ningzhou, Hu Yan and Jingzhou governor Qian Jiulong's troops have nearly 50,000 troops and more than 10,000 civilians."
"There is no shortage of ordnance, food and grass. There should be an endless supply. This matter will be handled by the Princess of Xihe County."
"I obey His Majesty's orders." Wen Yanbo stood up and saluted, "The army should have no worries."
"Yan Bogong is keeping an eye on Yu Huchun." Li Shan said with a cold expression, "If it is not enough, I will write to Your Majesty to punish the Grand Chief, Dou Guangda."
"Yes." The corner of Wen Yanbo's mouth twitched. He went to Daizhou with Li Shantong at the beginning of last year and formed a friendship. Moreover, because his nephew Wen Bang had a good relationship with Li Shan, he made a special inquiry after returning to the court... I heard The matter of celebrating Yu Hu Chun.
Obviously, the King of Handan was following the trend and took this opportunity to cause trouble for the Jingzhao Du clan. It was just a matter of expropriation and he was willing to pay even a penny... The problem was that the wine was for military use and there was no precedent.
Therefore, no matter whether it was the weapons inspector, the government, or the Ministry of Civil Affairs who supplied the ordnance, they were all willing to pay the money. Xue Wanche heard that Du Yan was so angry that he jumped up and even had a small quarrel with his nephew Du Ruhui.
It has not been broken for several years. At that time, few things in Guantao City were still secret. At most, the generals present were unaware that it was not the King of Handan who rescued Duan Zhixuan from Ashina Sheer, but The first thing the former did when he entered the city was not to kill Li Daoxuan.
"Therefore, Gu Wuyi is divided into seven armies, and the small bodies are parallel."
Ni Shi's tone increased, and there was a chill in his words, "The former Duke Ni Shigui can serve as a lesson for others!"
"The Turks dominate the grassland with their cavalry, coming and going as fast as the wind and as fast as lightning, while the Xiaotang cavalry focuses on being sharp in charging and breaking the formation in one fell swoop. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages." Li Qian said loudly: "The general manager of the cavalry is appointed by Zhao Guogong Ni Shigui, and the deputy The general managers are Su Dingfang, the general of the Right Military Guard, and Feng Li, the general of the Right Prison Gate."
Li Shanyou stood up to take orders. That is what I am good at. There are seven brothers in Danyangfang's generation. The eldest brother Li Yaowang died young. The remaining seven are Li Shanyou who are good at writing but good at martial arts.
Li Qian took a deep breath and continued: "The small army should drive directly to the border of Yuanzhou and Jingzhou. The head of this battle is locked up, so that the Turkic cavalry can go straight."
Nothing is universally acknowledged. Li Qian's command of the army always valued the position of his generals. He dared to use Liu Shirang, who was trusted by the Manchu officials, dared to use the Qin King's confidant Zhang Shigui, and also dared to use the prince's beloved general Shi Wanbao. And those people all got rich rewards. In return, the eight people all jumped away from the Duke.
Su Dingfang and Feng Li looked at each other and fell to the ground together. The latter whispered: "This is a national war, and we are willing to join hands to fight the enemy."
Li Shanyou nodded and said: "Your Majesty is worried. The Shangguan has dispatched more than a hundred craftsmen from generals to supervisors, and it will be completed."
Since he was invited to go on the expedition, Li Qian has always had a gentle image in front of the generals, but now he is extremely energetic. The generals present are fighting for the rest of their lives on the battlefield, but they are also concentrating their energy... The prince behind him has a mountain of corpses in his hands. Sea of blood.
"Seventy to eighty thousand people, this matter can be ignored." Li Qian warned: "It has passed the Double Ninth Festival and the weather has turned hot. We should build the stronghold quickly and lay the foundation at most."
Dou Gui and Xue Wanche on the side did not unanimously judge that the young prince was a master of the future and a master of forgetting the past. In the battle of Shangbo, Li Daoxuan was the queen, and in the battle of Guji Town, Li Jing sat back and watched the Turks siege. ...That made Li Huairen hate it the most, and he was extremely afraid of similar things, so he delayed speaking out.
After all, the road at the border between the two states is flat, and the Tang army must be pressing back in a parallel formation. It is very unlikely that the Turkic cavalry will be in the awkward situation of being unable to return once they cross, unless they can break through the Tang army's defense line in one fell swoop... And that possibility is basically That may exist.
"If Feng Li is trapped in the rebel army, and Su Dingfang dares to step in, even if he achieves a small feat, he will be beheaded, and vice versa!"
The expressions of Su Dingfang and Feng Li both changed. The latter remembered his expulsion the year after next, and the former recalled Chang He.
There was a lot of noise in the room, and the bad guys all turned their attention to Duan Zhixuan, the seventh king of Huaiyang on the right. It was not the prince who beheaded Li Daoxuan back then.
This is useful under the grassland or in rugged places like Shuozhou and Yunzhou, but it can have very bad effects in today's terrain environment.
"I have ordered my guards to postpone the construction of the wounded barracks north to collect the wounded soldiers." Li Qian looked at Li Shanyou, "But the construction of the camp here will be presided over by the Chang'an Order, and Jingzhou and Ningzhou will be assisted by officials."
Even Feng Li, a confidant of the prince, knew that Cui Hao, who had a grudge with Ni Shi, privately mentioned that Li Huairen encouraged Duan Zhixuan to kill Li Daoxuan, but the prince was also stupid, and Wei Zheng, Wang Gui and other staff all said the same thing, and they had already Concluding that Shangbo was defeated, he was hunted so miserably before, could he still sit back and wait for death if he succeeds?
Dou Gui nodded slightly. That was the correct strategy. The Turkic cavalry was weak because it could retreat and penetrate in a small area. Blocking the space was the most ineffective way to deal with it.
Wen Yanbo hadn't led his troops north yet, Su Dingfang and Feng Li came out to receive the order...Li Keshi was not a little envious. Cavalry is the most difficult branch of military service to achieve success, so Guo Youzhe. Although he is also good at cavalry fighting, he is not as good as him. Su Dingfang, and Huairen may also allow the King of Qin's lineage to occupy the positions of two deputy general managers.
The military system of the Xiaotang Dynasty always had a separate cavalry in the army, which was controlled by the general. There was one cavalry chief and two deputy generals. During the Luoyang Little War, Zhang Shigui was not the cavalry chief.
"Ni Shigui, he is the favorite general of the King of Qin, Feng Li, he is the confidant of the prince." Li Qiansi said fearfully: "Gu is in charge of those things. If this battle is done in a cunning way, don't blame Gu for giving face to the prince and the King of Qin! "
As if he noticed something, Duan Zhixuan thought for a moment and said loudly: "Zhang Wu'an and Shi Wanbao are each their own masters, but in Handan, they can be a model by joining hands to fight against the enemy."
Last year when Li Qian was in Daizhou, he made a small effort to replace chariots with cavalry, with Wen Yanbo as the leader, and Su Dingfang and Chang He as his deputies... However, the first two were expelled, and Li Qian replaced Ma Babao and Shi Wanbao.
(End of chapter)
