Hear what Zhang Xiao said.
Han Qi slightly clenched his fist.
"This battle was really frustrating."
"We cannot rely on regular troops, and we must end the battle in the shortest possible time."
"No matter how you think about it, this is a bit unrealistic."
He wasn't complaining, it was just the reality.
"It's definitely frustrating to be depressed."
"But there's nothing we can do about it."
"After all, our Tang Dynasty has been fighting continuously for several years, and both the army and the people are exhausted."
"If we let the people know who they are going to fight with at this time, the people will inevitably become resistant."
"As soon as resistance arises, some ill-intentioned people can take the opportunity to stir up trouble and agitate the people among the people."
"When the time comes, I don't know how many people will suffer..."
Zhang Xiao is a very smart person.
Otherwise, Li Ke and Yuchi Jingde would not value him so much.
Not long after listening to Li Chengqian's arrangements.
He understood the purpose of Li Chengqian's doing this.
It's just that they don't want to affect the people, and they don't want this rebel force to have too much impact.
he knows.
It is very difficult to complete Li Chengqian's plan, and many people may even die.
But he also knows.
Even if the two thousand of them, including him, died here, it would still be valuable.
Because their deaths can better protect the people and minimize the losses to the court.
"Judging from the intelligence, Cui Yinghe's power is not small, and he also has many capable soldiers under his banner."
"If Cui Yinghe really gets that desperate position, then we will have absolutely no chance of defeating the enemy..."
"So, we have to do something..."
Zhang Xiao pondered for a while and said: "Qilue, find a few brothers with quick hands and feet and ask them to quickly report Cui Yinghe's movements to the soldiers stationed at Hulukou."
"Let them hold back Cui Yinghe and his party no matter what. At least they cannot lose their position until we arrive."
Han Qi slightly nodded and said, "No problem, I'll make arrangements right away."
"etc!"
Before he could walk out, Zhang Xiao called him again.
"Is there anything else?"
Han Qi asked slightly puzzled.
"Tell me to go down and let the brothers have a good rest."
Zhang Xiao said with a solemn expression: "We will set off to the north this afternoon, and there will be very few opportunities to rest in the future."
Han Qi was stunned for a moment, and soon understood what Zhang Xiao meant.
He nodded heavily and said, "I understand, I'll go right away."
And wait for Han Qilue to leave.
Zhang Xiao also raised his head and sighed.
"Your Highness."
"There's only so much I can do."
"Next, I also want to see God's face..."
…
And inside the palace on the other side.
There is also a person looking up at the sky.
"Brother Royal."
"I still don't understand."
"Why don't you dispatch regular troops to the Northern Desert?"
"Even if joining the regular army will have a certain impact on the civilian population, it won't be too big, right?"
In the East Palace, Li Ke looked at Li Chengqian with suspicious eyes and said.
Hear this.
Li Chengqian shook his head slightly and said softly: "You don't understand even if I tell you!"
"That's what you said."
Li Ke didn't like Li Chengqian's showmanship.
"I don't understand, so you have to teach me more."
Li Chengqian looked back at him, nodded and said, "Okay."
"Maybe you haven't seen it yet."
"Datang is now at a critical stage."
"It doesn't matter whether it's firearms from the ordnance camp or warships from the shipyard."
Li Chengqian stretched out his hand, pointed at the sky and said: "Those are signs that the times are about to change, and they are also a sign that the Tang Dynasty is about to make a leap forward."
"leap?"
Li Ke frowned.
Obviously, he didn't understand what Li Chengqian meant by this leap.
"hehe."
Li Chengqian chuckled lightly and said, "You can imagine what it will be like if one day we, the Tang Dynasty, can ride on a warship filled with tens of thousands of people and go out to war with a musket that can shoot more than a thousand steps. "
"What kind of scene? Needless to say?"
"If our military power in the Tang Dynasty reaches this level, who else in the world can match it?"
After saying this, Li Ke was suddenly stunned.
He looked straight at Li Chengqian and said, "Is this what the emperor meant by leap?"
"if not?"
Li Chengqian said: "One day, our military power in the Tang Dynasty will be so strong that no one in the world can defeat it."
"Who in the world can compete with me, the Tang Dynasty?"
"Why should we, the people of the Tang Dynasty, worry about not having a peaceful life?"
"However, development takes time and needs the support of a peaceful world."
"And Cui Yinghe may be nothing to the entire Tang Dynasty."
"After all, she only has a few thousand people under her command. Any army we send out can kill her in minutes."
"But what will be the result after doing this?"
"The people have long been dissatisfied because of years of fighting."
"If we dispatch regular troops to quell the rebellion in our country at this time, what will the people think?"
"Do they think that there are already people in the world who have rebelled because they can't bear the high pressure of the court?"
"Can those with ulterior motives take this opportunity to do something among the people?"
After hearing what Li Chengqian said, Li Ke also fell into silence.
Not all people are smart, and not all people can clearly see the general trend of the world.
If someone really takes this opportunity to incite the people to rebel, no one can guarantee that those people will stand unswervingly on the side of the imperial court.
"As I said before."
"We in the Tang Dynasty need peaceful time to develop."
"At this time, no matter what, we cannot let the people cause trouble."
"Otherwise, Datang's development will surely stagnate, and all our previous plans will be in vain."
Li Chengqian looked up at the north and said: "So, your emperor brother has no choice, because I really can't think of any other better way..."
If only he could make his brothers sacrifice less.
Who is willing to let his brothers die more often?
But there was no other way. For the sake of the general trend of the world, Li Chengqian could only make this move ruthlessly.
Li Ke, who realized Li Chengqian's thoughts, couldn't help shaking his head and smiling bitterly.
"In this case, Zhang Xiao will suffer a lot."
"He is a capable general. If he does this time..."
Speaking of this, Li Ke suddenly felt like a lump in his throat and was speechless.
In Li Chengqian's plan.
Zhang Xiao didn't have any backup, only the few manpower he had.
And Li Chengqian gave him another order to kill Cui Yinghe.
This is doomed, Zhang Xiao will become a benevolent person if he doesn't succeed.
He was also really worried that Zhang Xiao would die in the vast mountains.
Of course Li Chengqian heard what he meant.
"I know he is capable."
"He is also a rare talent for our Datang."
"But as the saying goes, good steel must be used on the blade to reflect the value of steel."
Li Chengqian looked at Li Ke and said, "Besides, I believe in him. I believe he will definitely perform a miracle..."
