Ye Qingcheng's words are also a reminder to Ni Fuguo, but what is your identity? But the people present are all deputy envoys or generals of each town. Today's Tang Dynasty is not a time when culture is valued over military affairs. The status of military personnel is also quite high. Therefore, it is not appropriate to offend any general unless necessary, not to mention that there is not just one person sitting here, but a bunch of them.
Of course he understood this, so he had been looking forward to Ye Qingcheng's arrival since just now. Although Ye Qingcheng did not exist in the decree he wanted to convey, Wang Zhongsi insisted that Ye Qingcheng arrive before he could start, so he could not object. Yes, if you really want to say that you can't offend, Wang Zhongsi is the one who can't be offended the most. After this battle, coupled with his close relationship with Emperor Xuanzong, his position as the number one among the Jiedushi was stabilized. I don’t know if this was Emperor Xuanzong’s arrangement for Wang Zhongsi to serve as the commander-in-chief this time. mean.
"What Lieutenant Ye said is, I'm afraid everyone can't wait. What I brought this time is Emperor Xuanzong's handwriting. If you win the battle of Sanggan River this time, I will show this handwriting, and then the Tang army here will I need to act according to the handwriting. If it fails, then I have to get rid of the handwriting and not fall into the hands of the enemy."
With that said, he took out Li Longji's oral instructions from his body: a piece of paper that looked like silk, and he didn't know what was recorded on it.
Seeing this, everyone stood up one after another. The reason why it was not as if an imperial edict was issued was because it was just an oral edict and did not have the power of an imperial edict. Moreover, what this family brought was a handwritten edict rather than an oral edict. It played a certain role in keeping secrets. Even if there were any spies inside the Tang Army camp, they probably would not be able to "hear" the content on the paper.
He walked up to Wang Zhongsi with a solemn expression and handed him the oral message with both hands. Wang Zhongsi also took it carefully and browsed it quickly. Although he had already learned the general information from the envoy, However, when he actually saw the oral instruction, his expression still changed slightly. He looked at it in detail again and fell into deep thought. At the same time, he did not forget to hand the oral instruction to Ye Qingcheng who was standing aside.
Ye Qingcheng took a closer look and saw that it was indeed a handwritten letter written by Li Longji. It did not contain much content. It only said that last month he sent General Zuo Yulin Sun Laonu to the Geluolu, Uighur and Basimi tribes. After successfully instigating their rebellion, the three tribes took the opportunity to discuss with the suzerain to trap and kill Ashina Gudu. The Turkic Khanate was completely divided and fell into chaos. In this case, Chief Bashmi established himself as Jiedui Shi Khan, and Huihe and Geluolu became the left and right guards. Originally, this was the situation that Li Longji wanted, but who would have thought that a few days later, the remaining Turks actually established the son of Que Teqin as Usumish Khan. This situation was beyond Li Longji's control, so he Wang Zhongsi was asked to lead the army to Han'erbali after the Battle of Sangganhe. Let's see what Usumish Khan's attitude towards the Tang Dynasty was. If he didn't sincerely surrender, then he didn't mind Wang Zhongsi's treatment of the rest of the Turks. Suppress it.
A simple summary is that Li Longji needs to understand the attitude of Usumish Khan. If he is unwilling to surrender, then the Tang Dynasty will completely let him and the rest of the Turks disappear from this world, even if they go through the Sanggan River After the battle, it is estimated that the Tang army only has 150,000 elite cavalry, but it is enough to sweep across the grassland nomads in the north, unless they all unite to resist the Tang Dynasty, but under the control of Li Longji, such a thing is impossible.
After reading it, Ye Qingcheng also fell into deep thought and handed the manuscript to a Tang Army general who was a little further away from him.
What he was thinking about was not only his own plans after this, but also the future of the Tang army. He needed to make two assumptions. One was that Usumish Khan was willing to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, then Wang Zhongsi needed to find out more about Basi. The movements of the Mi, Uihe and Geluolu tribes. You must know that the chief of Bashimi has established himself as the Jiedui Shi Khan. If he has an independent heart, this will also be a threat to the Tang Dynasty. They can make it happen today. The Turks are falling into division and may become the next Turks in the future. Isn’t this the case for all barbarians in the north? When one overlord leaves, there will be another overlord. Today the Xiongnu dominates, tomorrow it will be the Xianbei, and the day after tomorrow it will be the Turks. There will always be one ethnic group that dominates the northern grasslands. He What Li Longji wants is a tribe that is willing to surrender to him, not a tribe that surrenders in words but has dissatisfaction in its heart. Then the second hypothesis is that Usumish Khan is unwilling to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. It is very simple. Naturally, there is only one word "fight" left, but it sounds nice. Although the Tang Dynasty now has more than 200,000 elite cavalry, Moreover, a lot of good horses and equipment were replenished from the Xiqi Allied Forces, and their combat effectiveness was greatly improved. However, the strength of the Turkic cavalry is also obvious to all. Coupled with the extreme unity of the remaining Turkic people after experiencing several great changes, it is difficult to face the enemy. Such an opponent is obviously a bit tricky. Not to mention that they are most likely to be fighting against the odds. If the Khan insists on rebelling and leads the Tang army to attack, the result of failure will be that all the men will be beheaded, the women will be moved inland to the Central Plains, and gradually Hanized, the entire ethnic group will be completely destroyed. In this way As a result, it is obvious that these guys cannot afford to lose.
Only then did Ye Qingcheng understand the reason why Wang Zhongsi wanted to wait for him and let herself sit next to him to highlight his status. Under such a situation, Wang Zhongsi naturally placed the variables on Ye Qingcheng. If he wanted to achieve a complete victory or minimize casualties, then the strength of Ye Qingcheng and his two men were indispensable. of. Of course, this does not mean that we must rely on the combat effectiveness of the three of them. Being protected by the three of them again and again does not mean that the Tang army is living on dry food, and this is not conducive to the growth of the Tang army. This is because as the general What Shuai didn't want to see, what he wanted mainly was Ye Qingcheng's resourcefulness. Although Ye Qingcheng is not good at military strategy, and his resourcefulness may not even be as good as the counselors or staff brought by some of the generals present, he is able to make unconstrained plans and use magic to realize them. Everything follows his own plan. This This is something that these advisers and counselors cannot do.
No matter how good the plan is, it will be full of variables, but if it is Ye Qingcheng's plan, even if there are variables, he has the ability to eliminate these variables. This is why Wang Zhongsi needs to show his kindness to Ye Qingcheng. This is not what he wants. Using Ye Qingcheng to rise to prominence was just the best way he could think of for the sake of the Tang Dynasty as the coach of the Tang Army.
