After reading the military report jointly sent by Shi Zhuang and Li Mi, and then looking up at Li Anmin's somewhat unhappy face, Li Ze asked with a smile: "We have achieved the strategic goal before the war, why does the second uncle look unhappy?" ”

Li Anmin shook his head and said: "Shi Zhuang is too self-assured, in fact, he can leave Liu Xinda's subordinates behind." He was a flagrant violation of the general deployment of the Ministry of War before the war. Li Xiang, this wind can't last. Although the strategic goals have been largely achieved, there are still some hidden dangers for the future. I think the Imperial Court should condemn this kind of behavior below. ”

"What did Mr. Gongsun say?" Li Ze turned his head to look at Gongsun Changming.

Gongsun Changming raised his head and said, "Li Xiang, the general is outside, and the king's order is not subject to it." Under the general framework of adhering to the overall strategic deployment, we must allow the generals who lead the troops to have their own opinions and play on the tactical side. After all, they are the ones who are on the battlefield, and there is no better understanding of how to maximize benefits and minimize losses than the front-line generals. Although General Shi's actions this time were a bit big, I think it is okay to remind them in private, rather than publicly reprimanding them. General Shi himself may not care, but I am worried that the other generals will be tied up because of this. ”

Li Ze turned his head and glanced at Li Anmin, and said, "Second uncle, I mean the same thing." You have also led soldiers to fight, and you know that sitting in a house planning and actually leading troops in battle are completely different things, maybe a river, a hill, an unexpected rain, a sudden wind, can make advance planning a dead letter. Therefore, we must give more autonomy to the frontline generals and give them more room to play under the condition that the overall strategy remains unchanged. Now that our army is getting farther and farther away from the center, such as the Western Regions, Tubo and other places, how can we take care of everything? ”

"Li Xiang, if this is the case for a long time, the generals are afraid that they will become more and more domineering." Li Anmin was a little uneasy.

Gongsun Changming smiled and said, "Is the Li Bingbu worried that these generals from various towns will become a new generation of Jiedu envoys?" That's a lot of worry. In addition to military command, the current generals do not have the power to appoint or dismiss local officials, and they cannot control the local government and cannot take root. What's more, the iron-clad camp, the flowing soldiers, and now the generals of various departments, more and more come from the academy. Even those generals who have been promoted in actual combat need to undergo academy training, and they can return to their posts after completing their studies, and it is basically impossible for a general to control the army in his own hands. Don't forget, in addition to the Supervision Yuan, we now have the iron gate of Yixing Society! ”

"Second uncle, there is one thing, I will give you a breath in advance, and you should think about it carefully." Li Zedao: "After taking Eyue, in a short period of time, we will not launch a full-scale large-scale war, in recent years, mainly to recuperate, even if it is Tibet, it is only to support the serf rebel army where to resist, we will not intervene on a large scale." Therefore, I am going to carry out a rotation of the commanders of these units in the Central Plains. ”

"Rotate the generals?" Li Anmin was stunned.

Li Ze said with a smile: "Why, wasn't the second uncle still worried that these generals would be in charge for a long time?" Now that we're going to do a big rotation, why are you a little uneasy? ”

"Isn't that too much?" Li Anmin said sneeringly: "Actually, I didn't mean that. ”

Li Zedao: "I have been thinking about this matter, not for the present, but for the future, such a rotation will be customized in the future." There was now a truce of several years, and the rotation at this time also made it easier for the new general to get acquainted with his new subordinates. ”

"If you really want to change it like this, I'm afraid it will have a certain impact on combat effectiveness!"

"If there is an impact in the short term, it will not be in the long term." Li Ze said with a smile: "You must know that it is those battalion generals who really lead the troops to fight. When the general charges, there will be fewer and fewer in the future. ”

"I've taken this matter to heart, and I'll discuss it within the military department first. At the same time, let out the wind and see how the generals reacted. Li Anmin glanced at Li Ze and said.

Since Li Ze told him so, the meaning is also obvious, this matter can only be brought up by himself. Those great generals will only sow their dissatisfaction at themselves when the time comes.

Look at the back of this pot.

But there is no way!

Who is sitting on top of his own nephew?

If you don't carry it yourself, who will?

He couldn't help but smile bitterly. When this matter is settled, he will probably step down from the position of the secretary of the military department. Otherwise, how could a guy who was disgusted by the generals from all walks of life be able to sit in this position?

But it doesn't matter, at that time, the nephew in front of him is most likely already sitting on the throne of the emperor, and his second uncle, whether it is to avoid suspicion or other reasons, the position of the secretary of the military department must not be able to sit. It's also good to seal an idle prince to go home for the elderly.

It's a pity that the eldest and second, when the time comes, they are afraid that they will not be able to stay in the army, so they can only retire and go home. However, the eldest Li Yuan is now studying in the Political Science and Economics Academy of Wuwei Academy, and in the future, he will abandon martial arts and literature, and he will have a much better future than his elder brothers.

Li Ze didn't expect that in such a little time, his second uncle would think about so many problems in circles. He patted the military newspaper in front of him and said with a smile: "Not to mention, Shi Zhuang's hand can really be regarded as a stroke of genius, and Jiangxi has been troubled since then." ”

"Liu Xinda is our enemy after all, and even if he goes to Jiangxi, this will not change." Li Anmin was a little unconvinced.

"It's different, it's different!" Li Ze shook his head: "Liu Xinda is just a military leader, this time he sold Xiang Zhen, who would dare to trust him, so he can only strike first and occupy Jiujiang." Now we are putting too much pressure on the small court in Guangzhou, they have to huddle together to keep warm, and once this pressure is weakened, they will have internal problems. ”

Gongsun Changming added: "In essence, Jiangxi is still a management model dominated by large clans, Liu Xinda is an outsider, and wherever he goes, if he wants to gain a foothold and develop military strength, he will inevitably plunder local resources, which will definitely conflict with the interests of those local clans." And these big tycoons, colluding with each other, intertwined, and involved in the whole body, once we stop putting pressure on them, maybe they will find a way to get rid of Liu Xinda. ”

"Liu Xinda is also very smart!" Li Ze said with a smile: "He worked tirelessly to bring more than 10,000 young men to Jiangxi, and after these outsiders arrived in Jiangxi, there was a natural estrangement between them and the locals, and the contradictions between the two sides were irreconcilable. Liu Xinda will inevitably condone this kind of fighting, so that these outsiders can only rely on him, so that he will form a relatively united military group, so when the time comes, there will inevitably be a dragon and tiger fight in Jiangxi, and we will just wait and see what happens. ”

"The right and left consume the enemy's strength!" Gongsun Changming said: "Of course, when necessary, we still have to add fuel to the fire, Liu Xinda's strength is still a little weaker, I think we might as well make more transactions with him at that time, so that his strength is relatively strong, so that it will be interesting to fight." ”

"We're so blatant, they're going to be fooled?"

"Can you let him?" Gongsun Changming sneered: "If the tens of thousands of soldiers under Liu Xinda's command want to live a good life, they have to compete with the locals for food, even if Liu Xinda knows that such a fight is not good for the overall situation, but he must not support his subordinates to do so, because once he loses the support of his subordinates, it will not be a fart." And he also knows that the Xiang clan must hate him to the bone now, even if he grovels now, when the time comes, people will still liquidate him. ”

"Why don't you surrender?"

"What does he get by surrendering us?" Li Ze shook his head and said: "Such a guy still has illusions, thinking that as long as the two sides continue to confront each other for a long time, then he will have the capital to use, and he will be at ease." Therefore, his struggle with the Jiangxi people must be in full swing, but we must also be resolute in resisting, and such people don't have to make much effort to surrender. He really agreed, and I'm not at ease! There must be ghosts. ”

"I see!" Li Anmin said: "Li Xiang, Eyue has fallen, but Xiangyang has been lost, and Jingnan is facing greater pressure. ”

"Tell me about it!"

"Shi Zhuang's right guard, entered Yueyang, and took Yueyang as the garrison point. At the same time, it is also convenient to integrate the troops under the command of Yue Yang Qian Biao. In this way, it can not only deter Ding Taiyi, the Hunan observer, but also support Ding Jian in Jingnan at any time. Li Anmin said: "The Ministry of War estimates that the battle situation in Eyue has been decided, and the Yizhou Liang army is afraid that after taking Xiangyang, I am afraid that it will also stop advancing." ”

"Li Misuo led the right Qianniuwei and stationed in Eyue, threatening Jiangxi on the one hand, and echoing Shi Zhuang's department on the other."

"Min Rou left the army to lead the guards, and he is ready to enter the Qinling Mountains, control the passage out of the Qinling Mountains, and force Hanzhong! Lay a good foundation for our attack on Yizhou in the future. ”

"You Yong's Zuo Xiaowei was stationed in Zhejiang, and at the same time, Li De's rangers were also brought under his command to deter Ronghong in Fujian."

And Wang Sili's Zuo Qianniuwei was stationed in Chang'an. Liu Chenglin's right guard, stationed in Luoyang. ”

"Li Han's Mo Daowei was transferred back to Chang'an."

After listening to the general deployment of the Ministry of War, Li Ze nodded: "I don't think there is any problem, tomorrow the joint meeting of the various ministries and books will be discussed together, and after it is passed, it can be put into practice." Overall, we are about to enter a period of strategic confrontation. ”