Li Shimin smelled an opportunity from it, and thought about how to get his father to agree, and send himself to fight, the combat effectiveness of the Northern Barbarian soldiers and horses was no worse than that of the Turks, and even stronger in some cases.

Now Youzhou is besieged by 20,000 soldiers and horses, and there are probably less than 1,000 soldiers in Youzhou City who can fight, and the number of vanguard soldiers is 5,000.

But the situation brought back by Li Xiuning has shown that the enemy's soldiers and horses are all elite, and at least the number of soldiers and horses on both sides is equal to that in order to barely fight, how can we seize the opportunity.

Li Shimin thought in his heart, it would be a pity to miss such a good opportunity.

"Father, my son thinks that it is profitable to solve the siege of Youzhou."

Li Xiuning didn't speak in a hurry, listening to Li Shimin's sudden opening, she also wanted to hear what this younger brother had to say.

The silence on Tang Guogong's face became a little ugly, he was calm, but he didn't expect his second son to speak out first, and it was difficult to stop him in front of several people.

"Tell me about it."

"Father, the number of soldiers of the Li family has now reached a bottleneck, and now the embarrassment in Youzhou can make the imperial court realize the importance of the sixteen states of Youzhou, and it is none other than our Li family who has the strength to defend Youzhou and other places, so the battle is a godsend."

Li Xiuning felt that it made sense when he heard it, there are not many people who can be counted on here in the sixteen states of Youji, and it just so happens that the Li family is the most suitable, and now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, although he will not reuse the Li family, at least he will not suppress it wantonly.

The Li family has value for His Majesty, and Li Shimin fought with this idea, so that His Majesty had to reuse the Li family, otherwise the Sixteen Prefectures of Youji would become the enemy's land.

It is absolutely intolerable to Emperor Yang of Sui, who has just ascended the throne, even if the Li family and the royal family have enemies who share the same sky, in this case, at least they can guarantee that they will not lose the land and city, and they will still be appointed to the Li family.

And this fighter is a proof of this.

It proves that the Li family has the ability to defend it, and when the time comes, it will take this opportunity to develop soldiers and horses, and it will not be controlled.

Li Shimin didn't say it too clearly, smart people don't need to say it too clearly among themselves, with Tang Guogong's intelligence and ambition, I'm afraid that things will be more comprehensive.

Li Xiuning felt that among the Li family, Li Shimin was brave and resourceful, and he had an indescribable bearing compared to Li Jiancheng's calmness, which seemed to be very similar to Tang Guogong's temperament.

"No wonder, my husband said that I would let myself pay more attention to Li Shimin's actions, since this is the case, I will wait and talk."

Li Xiuning looked at the plot between father and son very calmly, whether he could get his wish.

Tang Guogong fell into deep thought, he was not without ambition, it was precisely because of ambition that he chose to leave Chang'an, otherwise there are many ways to protect himself, it is better than leaving his hometown.

"There are 20,000 soldiers and horses in the Northern Barbarians, even if there is an edict from the county lord, the Li family can only use 2,000 soldiers and horses, how to solve the difficulty of Youzhou."

Tang Guogong has a lot of concerns, and two thousand soldiers and horses are not less.

"Father, my son thinks that even if the number is inferior, it is not without the strength to fight." Li Shimin continued to speak.

"The food and grass supply of the Northern Barbarians will not be very much, even if it is delaying time, the enemy can withdraw on his own, what we are fighting for is this opportunity, it doesn't matter whether to fight or not, the key is the final result, the Northern Barbarians will achieve their goal by retreating."

Tang Guogong continued to think about it, he felt that this was really the case, and now that the Li family sent troops to fight the autumn wind, it seemed that the benefits they could get would be more.

"Xiuning, the Li family's soldiers and horses will cost food, and if they are defeated, the Li family can't afford it."

Tang Guogong suddenly talked about the matter of food and salary, Li Xiuning knew that this was a condition, and his father just didn't want to suffer.

"My husband said that when sending troops, all the food and salary will be paid by the vanguard, or 20% of the harvest, and the number of soldiers and horses will need more than 2,000, and the choice will be decided by my father."

Li Xiuning said that the conditions for realizing the preparation were that one was to pay money, and the other was to share the spoils, and the money was just money, and the spoils of war were not only money, but mainly weapons and horses.

If you want to develop and grow, you will definitely choose loot, after all, some things are not something that can be bought with money, and even if you can buy it, it will take time to build, and loot is ready-made, and there are pros and cons to how to choose.

"Three thousand soldiers and horses account for fifty percent." Tang Guogong said.

"Three thousand soldiers and horses account for thirty percent at most." Li Xiuning replied simply.

"Three thousand and five soldiers and horses account for fifty percent." Tang Guogong continued.

"Four thousand soldiers and horses, accounting for fifty percent." Li Xiuning said.

"Okay, who do you think would be a good one to send to fight?" Tang Guogong asked again.

Li Xiuning did not hesitate, if you want to say that you want to lead troops to fight, the disciples of the Li family are very good, especially Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, both of whom are Xiao Yong, but the two of them must go together.

In fact, she was biased towards Li Jiancheng in her heart, but Li De had explained that the person who led the Li family must be Li Shimin.

"Father, Shimin has a very good relationship with my husband, so it's better to let Shimin lead the troops."

Tang Guogong thought about it, among his sons, he was more inclined to Li Jiancheng, but Li Xiuning said that Li Shimin controlled the overall situation better.

Since he has an idea, maybe he will be able to achieve merit without a fight at that time, and then the Li family will be able to develop without spending a single soldier, and it would be great if that was the case.

Li Shimin was very excited, he knew that this was an opportunity.

"Father, I am willing to go to fight against the Northern Barbarians."

As soon as the words fell, Li Shimin's face was calm, but there was a faint pain in his heart, and he was very unhappy.

"Haha, you can fight well, if you lead the troops, it will reassure your father." Tang Guogong said with a smile.

"Father, the son is willing to go with the eldest brother." Li Yuanji followed.

Tang Guogong didn't have the smiling face he had just now on Li Jiancheng this time, the relationship between the two brothers was the best, and he knew that Li Yuanji couldn't do without Li Jiancheng, if he really left the two sons, the affairs of Taiyuan Mansion would not be easy to handle.

He looked at his three sons, weighed the pros and cons, and then said slowly: "The construction affairs are busy, and this campaign should be carried out by the people." ”

Li Shimin pinched a handful of sweat, let the eldest brother go to any good thing, and now that the barbarians are finally able to display his talents, it is strange that he is not happy.

In fact, Tang Guogong's idea is very simple, no matter who Li Xiuning goes, he will not let the Li family's soldiers and horses suffer losses, if Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji go, with Li Shimin's means to wait for their brothers to come back, I am afraid that Taiyuan Mansion will set off a secret battle again.

He was there to avoid trouble.

Li Xiuning had long guessed that his father would make such a decision, Li Jiancheng was the eldest son after all, and the young and the young were orderly, even if Li Shimin was fighting, the result would be the same.

According to Li De, extraordinary people should do extraordinary things, and it is really difficult to predict the future, but the matter of Li Shimin leading the troops to the expedition has been completed.