Xue Yuan Jingji walked into the palace and said, "Your Majesty, Duke Tang Jian of Shiju State, Commander of the Lingzhou Road Marching Army, is reporting."
The expressions of everyone in the palace were even worse. Lingzhou General Manager Guo Xiaoke's impeachment report against Zhang Zhongjian arrived in Beijing at dusk yesterday, and today the marching commander Shi Tangjian's memorial arrived. No matter what, the Lingzhou Army looked unstable.
Li Yuan took the memorial, opened it and glanced at it, then he couldn't help but look up at Li Shan, "Huairen has a poem to give to Dubu Khan?"
"What?" Li Shan was confused, "No...no."
Li Yuan did not ask any more questions, but continued to read, and then handed it to Li Shimin. The prince Li Jiancheng across from him looked so embarrassed that it was indescribable... Didn't his father stop covering it up?
The Prime Minister below was also a little commotion, but Li Shan didn't care about it. He took the memorial from Chen Shuda and looked at it for a few times, and immediately felt relieved.
Tang Jian was quite knowledgeable and cooperated well with Zhang Zhongjian. It may be that Zhang Zhongjian knew that although he was highly regarded by Li Shan, his foundation in the court was too weak, so he had this memorial.
In the memorial, Tang Jian definitely told Li Yuan the contents of the arrow book... Wei Siwang had a poem as a gift.
Even the letter was written by Tang Jian himself.
That's why Li Yuan asked what he said just now. Li Shan thought that with this memorial, Li Yuan could at least temporarily feel at ease. Zhang Zhongjian is passionate about fame and fortune. This is not a bad thing. The so-called passion for fame and fortune can also be said. Have the ambition to make great achievements.
The prime ministers and assistants looked at it one by one, and Pei Shiju couldn't help but take another look at Li Shan. They all said that King Wei Si was good at recognizing people, but in fact, in his opinion, Su Dingfang could be called a famous general in the world, but in fact, although Su Dingfang was not well-known in the past few years. However, they still have some reputation in Hebei and Shandong. As for the subsequent generals such as Qu Hong, Hou Hongtao, Fan Jiqing, Qi Biantao, Wang Junhao, etc., although they were awarded titles, they were not particularly outstanding in terms of ability.
But he didn't expect that Li Huairen could actually choose Zhang Zhongjian. This was a truly reckless man. Before he was appreciated by Li Shan, he was just a small military leader under Yuan Junzhang.
From Pei Shiju's point of view, he could naturally see the intention of Zhang Zhongjian's series of actions. That was all. But being able to use Tang Jian to relieve His Majesty's suspicions was beyond the imagination of ordinary generals... If Li Huairen hadn't specifically mentioned it, this would have been impossible. People should be above Su Dingfang in the future.
After reading the memorial, the ministers and ministers had different opinions, and all they said were ambiguous. After all, no one dared to guarantee Zhang Zhongjian's loyalty... Didn't you see that Li Huairen said some angry words, but he didn't dare to defend it?
Li Yuan ended the discussion after thinking for a moment. Prince Li Jiancheng, who had been silent from beginning to end, stood up and left numbly. Before leaving, he glanced at the thick stack on the desk next to Li Yuan... He saw it with his own eyes. It was with Tang Jian Jian's memorial was handed over.
It was almost time for lunch. Li Yuan left Li Shan and Li Shimin to eat and then went to Linhu Palace.
"Let's take a look." Li Yuan handed over a thick stack of letter paper.
Li Shimin and Li Shan read it one after another and were both convinced. The former smiled and praised: "Zhang Zhongjian is a man who cannot be underestimated in military strategy. He is quite organized."
And Li Shan smiled and added: "It's quite well-behaved."
Li Yuan stroked his beard and nodded. Zhang Zhongjian, as the commander-in-chief of the Lingzhou Army, could not obey Chang'an's orders in everything. However, he informed Tang Jian of the general strategy in detail and forwarded it to Beijing to prove his loyalty... ...It is indeed well-behaved.
Laying the map on the ground, Li Shimin and Li Shan stood on both sides and looked at it carefully based on the description of Tang Jian's memorial. Tang Jian's memorial was very long. It mainly explained Zhang Zhongjian's abandonment of the Great Wall defense line and the abandonment of the fortress of Lingwu County. s reason.
"Mingsha is located on the edge of the Yellow River. Setting up a stronghold here means that the Turkic army is restricted here." Li Shan spoke first, holding a long pole and drawing on the map, "If there are 30,000 or 40,000 elites, That’s it, with a hundred thousand troops, the Turks don’t have much room for maneuver.”
Li Shimin nodded in agreement. The Lingzhou army retreated to Mingsha and established a stronghold along the Yellow River. Another large river in Lingzhou, the Anle River, was fifty miles away to the east of the Yellow River. Near Lingwu County, it flows into the Yellow River heading northeast.
This also means that as you go north, the land area becomes smaller and smaller as the Yellow River and the Anle River gradually approach. This is not a good thing for the Turkic army, which is basically cavalry.
If the Turkic cavalry wanted to quickly move south through this slightly narrow area, the Mingsha Camp where the main force of the Tang Army was stationed was just stuck at the entrance that changed from narrow to wide.
"Mingsha is not far from Yuanzhou and Huizhou." After receiving Tang Jian's memorial, Li Yuan calmed down and commented: "Tongxin County, north of Xiaoguan, can reach Mingsha in one day with a fast horse. , Zhang Zhongjian obviously thought deeply about it."
"That's what my father said." Li Shimin added: "Dubu Khan is well versed in sinology and has some strategies. The main force of the Tang army is stationed in Mingsha. The Turks will never ignore it and attack Huizhou directly."
Indeed, even if tens of thousands of cavalry are left, the possibility of other Turks attacking Huizhou is not high... After all, the Lingzhou army has nearly 50,000 elite troops and more than 10,000 elite Tang cavalry. If there are less troops left, , Zhang Zhongjian will not be polite, if he does not do well, the Turks will be stabbed in the butt.
"It is unlikely to go to Yanzhou." Li Shan thought for a while and continued: "It is possible to cross the Yellow River, but after crossing the Yellow River, the Turks should go to attack Liangzhou."
Liangzhou belongs to Longyou Road, so don't worry about Zhang Zhongjian... Anyway, if the Turks really want to attack Huizhou, they don't need to cross the Yellow River.
After thinking for a moment, Li Yuan clicked on a point on the map, "Huairen, can Jihu be trusted?"
"Anle Prefecture..." Li Shan hesitated slightly. The leader of Jihu, Liu Nu, led tens of thousands of tribesmen to settle in Anle Prefecture. He was able to organize seven or eight thousand cavalry. There are still three thousand tribesmen under Zhang Zhongjian's command.
Glancing at Li Shan, Li Shimin said softly: "Jihu settled in Anle Prefecture, built houses, built a city with red bricks, and built a city by the Anle River. Zhang Wu'an of Yuanzhou can replenish supplies and troops through the Anle River. As long as Liu Nu If you hide your success and don't have any objections, you should be safe."
But Li Yuan was just afraid that Liu Nu might have different intentions. After all, Ashina had dominated the grassland for more than a hundred years, and his illustrious reputation was not just blown away.
"Anle Prefecture is located on the southeast side of Lingzhou. Even if it relies on the Turks, it has no bearing on the overall situation." Li Shan took a deep breath, "But your majesty and the King of Qin have sent letters to Yuan Prefecture and ordered the governor of Yuan Prefecture Zhang Shigui to strictly guard the key passes and not allow Jihu cavalry to enter the pass. "
