Li Kuan felt a little depressed!

Today, he was called to Daming Palace by Li Shimin, but he simply expressed a few views, and finally was named by Li Shimin to join the army that went to Goguryeo.

Next, a group of generals discussed the strategy of attacking Goguryeo, but he didn't listen much.

Annoying.

Now how comfortable my days in Chang'an City are, I still have to go to Liaodong.

Marching and fighting, even if it is Li Shimin, the conditions cannot be compared with Chang'an City, let alone he is an idle prince.

"Your Majesty, in this way, in order to successfully capture Goguryeo, you need to dispatch at least 100,000 elites, supplemented by 200,000 people, otherwise once the war does not go well, it will be easy to fall into a stalemate, and when the cold winter comes, the situation will be unfavorable to my Datang."

Li Jing didn't dare to hold it up this time.

Goguryeo is a serious powerhouse, and you can't raid and destroy the country with a few thousand elites.

"Your Majesty, Chang'an City is far away from Goguryeo, and it is now the end of April, and when the army reaches Liaodong, if it is not possible to fight quickly, then winter will soon come; Once this happens, the army will be in a dilemma; Is it possible to consider going on the expedition after the beginning of spring next year? ”

Fang Xuanling knew that he couldn't stop Li Shimin, but he still wanted to postpone this war.

"Although there are a lot of 100,000 soldiers and horses, they don't need to be brought over from Chang'an City; You can send the soldiers of Zhichong Prefecture in Shuozhou and Youzhou and other places to go on the expedition; In this way, the army set out from Chang'an City, basically based on cavalry, and it only took half a month to reach Youzhou, and with a little correction, it could enter Liaodong. I am confident that the war will be over in three months, and I will avoid having my soldiers fight the Goguryeo people in the ice and snow! ”

Li Jing's words are still very convincing.

Hedong Province has always been an important place to guard against the invasion of the northern grasslands, and Jinyang is the place of Li Tang's Longxing, and there are many garrisons nearby. In order to complete the war preparations as soon as possible and minimize the impact of the war on the Tang Dynasty, it is a more feasible plan to lead troops from Chang'an City as little as possible, but to recruit elites along the way.

"Father, now the cement road from Chang'an City to Youzhou has been fully connected, and it is very convenient for personnel to move and transport materials; In addition, instant noodles have been promoted in the army, and the preparation of military rations has become much easier; As for swords, guns and armor, thanks to the increase in steel production, it is not a problem; Erchen thinks that the soldiers are very fast, if I decide that the Tang Dynasty will use troops against Goguryeo, then the sooner the better, when Na Yuan Gai Suwen has not yet completely controlled the situation of Goguryeo, the army will appear on the border, and the results will definitely be better. ”

Li Chengqian was among all the people present, and he most hoped that Li Shimin would take the expedition as soon as possible.

Then, he, the crown prince, can supervise the country.

Although Li Shimin will definitely arrange for some ministers to stay behind to handle political affairs, Li Chengqian's rights will certainly be greatly enhanced.

Now that the position of the prince is in jeopardy, he attaches great importance to this point.

"Father, although the sons and daughters do not understand the art of war, but the soldiers and horses have not moved the grain and grass first, for the sake of all plans, the prime minister suggested that the matter of going on the expedition next year is actually very reasonable. Just one Goguryeo, we don't have to be too nervous at all, with the strength of Datang, we can teach them a lesson at any time. ”

Li Tai was not very concerned about this war.

But now that Li Shimin wants to take charge of the expedition and let Li Chengqian supervise the country, it will be different.

Why can he, the King of Wei, overshadow Li Chengqian, because of Li Shimin's favor?

If Li Shimin leaves Chang'an City, Li Chengqian will still find trouble for himself?

Naturally, he didn't want to see this kind of situation.

"The Sui Dynasty was unkind, and I took my place in the Tang Dynasty. At the beginning, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo three times, and how many heroic souls were left in Liaodong? I, the Tang Dynasty, defeated Goguryeo one day earlier, and welcomed the heroic soul back one day earlier, which will play a huge role in stabilizing the people's hearts and motivating the soldiers. Previously, some ministers objected to his father's visit to Mount Tai to seal Zen, if his father's imperial expedition could defeat Goguryeo, then there should be no one who still has an opinion on Mount Tai to seal Zen, right? ”

Li Chengqian listened to Li Tai's words, and his heart was half angry, but he had to quickly find a reason.

The ministers present were all human spirits.

As soon as I heard the speeches of Li Chengqian and Li Tai, I knew that this matter had changed a little.

For ministers who do not want to get involved in the competition for the prince, it is most appropriate to remain silent.

"Kuan'er, what do you think?"

Li Shimin saw that the ministers stopped talking, so he naturally knew what the situation was.

However, he can't let Li Chengqian and Li Tai perform there.

When the time comes, it will be the royal face that will be lost.

"Your Majesty, it is said that Goguryeo is far away from Chang'an City, but in fact, in the eyes of Weichen, Goguryeo is actually not far from us. Everyone has always been accustomed to attacking the enemy from land, but the situation in Goguryeo was different. As long as they departed from Dengju, the sailors could reach many of Goguryeo's cities in three to five days. Especially in Pyongyang, warships can sail directly outside the city. The army of Goguryeo was generally placed in the frontier, and once our soldiers appeared in Pyongyang and other places, we only needed 10,000 or 20,000 people to take them by surprise. At the same time, the sailors could constantly harass the cities along the coast and rivers of Goguryeo, so that Yuangai Suwen could not understand the focus of our attack and was exhausted. and then cooperate with tens of thousands of elite cavalry to attack Goguryeo from Liaodong, basically this time as long as there are 60,000 or 70,000 soldiers and horses, it is enough; The people don't need to call so much, otherwise it will affect the farming; Your Majesty can consider letting the personnel of the Logistics Department of the Tang Royal Military Academy be responsible for dispatching the logistics materials for this expedition, and then hand over some unimportant materials to the merchants to handle, so that the army can quickly go out and go into battle lightly. ”

After Li Kuan's words were finished, the hall fell silent.

This is a bit informative, and the content is a bit fanciful.

When it comes to land warfare, the generals present are very experienced, but when it comes to naval warfare, few people know it.

Logically, however, there seems to be no flaw.

In this way, everyone is more cautious in their speeches.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, logistics support is a very important thing, how can it be delivered to merchants?"

Seeing that everyone seemed to be calmed by Li Kuan, Eldest Sun Wuji frowned, breaking the silence.

Li Kuan proposed to attack from both sides of the waterway at the same time, whether this plan was good or not, the eldest grandson Wuji did not dare to draw conclusions at will.

But handing over part of the logistical supply tasks to the merchant is something that he thinks is absolutely unacceptable.

There has never been such a thing since ancient times.