In the military department's martial arts hall, on both sides of the huge sand table, Han Qi and You Yong stood opposite each other, and on their left and right, there were a large number of military officials, and the terrain and landform on the sand table were the first line of Pinglu at this moment.

You Yong plays the Tang Army, while Han Qi plays the Pinglu Army. The two were deducing the process of this battle on the edge of the sand table, and as the two continued to give orders, the officials around them ran to move the villains representing the soldiers and the chariots and horses representing the baggage to the place where they should go.

Li Ze sat on a high place and leaned over to watch the changes on the sand table.

Although it was just a martial arts exercise, Li Ze was still a little thrilling to watch, both sides were experienced generals, and the means were ever-changing, and Li Ze was speechless.

War is an art.

Li Ze found himself at a very early stage in this area, he really lacked talent, and he was really not good at commanding in battle, not to mention a general like Han Qi You Yong, I was afraid that any Lang official in this room could beat himself above the command of the battle.

Their strength lies in deciding who to fight and where to fight, and it is up to these generals to win the battle.

Every time he saw the black villain representing the Tang Army being eaten and removed from the sand table by those military officials, Li Ze's heart twitched. Fortunately, although the number of black villains continued to decrease, the general trend was still on the side of the Tang Army, until a Lang official moved several black villains to the south bank of the Yellow River, and Li Ze finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

Han Qi and You Yong also stopped at the same time and smiled at each other.

Li Ze stood up, walked to the sand table, and said with some doubts: "Two, will this battle be so difficult?" From the recital sent to me by Qin Zhao, isn't that the case? ”

"Lord Wang, what we are interpreting is only the most extreme case." You Yong arched his hand and said: "In reality, it is difficult for the Pinglu Army to have such morale, and Hou Xiyi will definitely not have such superb command skills as Han Shangshu. The many traps I set on the battlefield earlier were seen through by Han Shangshu one by one, and it would be good to be able to see through two or three out of ten. ”

Han Qi smiled and said, "You Shilang has superb methods, and he has almost fallen into your way several times. ”

"Don't flatter each other yet, I know you're all very good." Li Ze glanced at these two people dissatisfiedly, daring to feel that these two were a contest between individuals on the spot, but he was taken aback. "The fact is that Hou Xiyi's Pinglu Army can't have this level at all, right?"

"They really don't have that level." Han Qi said: "But it should not be underestimated. Lord Wang, Hou Xiyi still has certain illusions, so on the front line, he has gathered heavy troops, he hopes to use the Yellow River as a natural defense line to keep us out, so this first battle must be the most difficult and hardest. ”

"However, as long as the Pinglu army is completely defeated in the first battle and crosses the Yellow River, the Pinglu army will inevitably be defeated." You Yong pointed to the sand table.

"Tianping and Gunhai, have you confirmed that you can't interfere with the Battle of Pinglu?" Li Ze walked to the map, looked at the map, turned his head and asked.

"Tian Ping has increased the pressure on Tianping Cao Xuan, and the 30,000 troops of the Right Jin Wuwei are on the border of the Tianping Army, where does Cao Xuan dare to divide his troops to save Pinglu?" You Yong said with a smile: "Even if Gun Hai has a heart, he is powerless, half of their main elite were assigned to Zhu Youyu by Dai Chao to attack Shannan Dongdao, and the rest, I am afraid that Dai Chao does not want to invest in the bottomless pit of Pinglu." Once you get caught up in the Pinglu battlefield, it's hard to get out. ”

"You Yong and I have calculated repeatedly, and we really hope that Dai Chao will save him." Han Qi said: "If there is such a sign, we are willing to slow down the pace of our advance in Pinglu and then drag more Gunhai soldiers in." Pinglu is now a black hole, and once it is trapped, it will be difficult to get out. ”

"If Dai Chao really does this, we can get Longwangshu, and it's not impossible to covet Gen Hai again, even if we can't take the whole territory, it's good to grab a few pieces of territory." You Yong said with a smile.

"But whether it's Cao Xuan or Dai Chao, they are all people who understand, so most of our thoughts are going to be disappointed." Han Qi said with disappointment. "After taking Pinglu, the huge territory needs to be divided and defended, and order needs to be restored, and it is conceivable that once the disorganized army of Pinglu is dispersed, it will become a big trouble, and it will make us more headache than fighting their large army."

"That's right!" Li Ze nodded. "And we can't just take Pinglu, we also have to govern and recover well, so it's difficult to continue to march forward in one go, this year, that is, until Pinglu."

"Actually, it's not impossible to attack in a big way." Han Qi spread his hands: "But in this way, we need to sacrifice more and suffer more in other places, if the prince is willing to levy a little more tax......"

"There is no need to say that!" Li Ze waved his hand: "I'd rather slow down." We've been fighting for the past few years, and we need to stop and recuperate. ”

"But Juwen won't rest!" Han Qi said: "His soldiers and horses will always move south, and he will have more and more territory and more and more people. ”

"What's the use of just knocking it down?" Li Ze said disapprerovingly: "We don't need to care about how big the other party's territory is, but how well our own territory is managed?" In everything, I am the main one, not following the rhythm of the enemy to hurry up and slow down. ”

"Yes!" Han Qi nodded.

The three of them walked into the inner room and sat down.

"Has the time for Qin Zhao to start the war been determined?" Li Ze asked.

"In the secret letter he sent to the Ministry of War, a range was delineated, and from the end of July to August 10, Qin Zhao wanted to end the Battle of Pinglu in mid-to-late September!" Han Qi said.

"Okay, it will be outside, and the king's order will not be affected. How to fight, let him be his own master, and the two of you should not stretch out your hand too much, after all, the two of you are in Wuyi, and it is impossible for Qin Zhao to know the situation ahead. Li Zedao.

"This is natural!" You Yong said with a smile: "Now there will be a detailed post-war report for each battle, and after the war is over, these post-war reports will be summarized, and we will evaluate how the battle can be fought according to these post-war reports?" Needless to say, even if we win, we have to see if we won the victory at the lowest cost, and there are those costs that we don't have to pay, and the evaluation of all the generals will be made after this. Until then, the military department will shut up! ”

"A lesson from the past, a teacher from the back!" Li Ze said with a smile: "Without such a system, how can our generals strive for excellence, if they are only satisfied with winning the battle, they will fall behind, kill a thousand enemies, and lose eight hundred, isn't it also a win?" But I'm afraid that none of you want such a win, right? ”

Both nodded.

"By the way, tonight, Xenobud invited me to his restaurant to taste the authentic Tibetan flavor, and you should go with you!" Li Ze said with a smile: "I heard that when Xenobud left you, he still shed tears? Let's bring some gifts and comfort him. ”

Han Qi and You Yong both burst out laughing.

"Lord Wang, you are sticking a knife in his heart!" Han Qi shook his head and said, "Tian Bo should have sent someone over earlier, right?" Don't let Xenobud have any bad intentions and cook us in a pot! ”

There was another burst of laughter in the room.

"Speaking of which, Yuan Chang Li Hai Tang Ji Peng Shuangmu They have occupied Yumen Pass, where to operate a stable stronghold, Yuan Chang wrote a report said that he will sit in Yumen Pass next, and Li Hai and Tang Ji are ready to develop to the east, the first target is Loulan, and Peng Shuangmu is ready to take the north road, the first target is Che Shiguo." You Yongdao.

"I don't approve of their division of troops, but they are too far away, and they can only give suggestions, not to mention that there is still some estrangement between Peng Shuangmu and them, plus Peng Shuangmu's uncle Peng Fang died under our army, so for this Peng Shuangmu, I think we still have to take more precautions."

"Since Yuan Chang and they dare to divide their troops, it means that they are certain to a certain extent, as for Peng Shuangmu, let's take a look first, now in the Western Regions, as long as we are Tang people, we can connive at them to develop, even if Peng Shuangmu is powerful in the future and breaks away from us, but that is also Tang people, isn't it? Hasn't Sima Fan arrived at Yumen Pass yet? ”

"Sima Fan's team, it's probably going to take about a month! After all, they are moving westward! Han Qi sighed and said. Sima Fan was forced to go west, which was also a means for Li Ze to cut off his wings.

"After Longyou is recovered, it will be a huge support for Yuan Chang and them, and they will no longer worry about the problem of the back road. Our caravans can also follow in the footsteps of our army! Li Zedao: "The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Households work closely together to fully incorporate the Longyou region into the scope of our governance this year!" ”

"Yes!" Both nodded.

"Lord Wang, now with only Zhang Jia's troops, he has to control the south and north of the desert, send troops to Longyou, and support the Western Regions, is it a little stretched?"

"There's no need to send more troops now!" Li Ze said: "Those nomadic tribes in the south and north of the desert are not in the climate now, just choke the east and west and the surrendered cities and monitor them, as long as they don't make trouble, they don't have to pay attention to them." Our focus is on Longyou and the Western Regions. After these places are completely digested, it will be much easier for us to plot against Tibet in the future. ”

"Does the prince want to send troops to Tibet in the future and take Tibet as well?" Han Qi asked.

"It's not easy to win anywhere!" Li Ze said with a smile: "Unless we dominate the world and the national strength is strong, we can make this calculation, before that, it is better to encourage them to do it themselves!" ”